Which example breaks a gender stereotype?

Correct answer: A girl learning engineering and a boy learning cooking

A gender stereotype assigns certain subjects, skills, or duties to one gender and discourages others from learning them. The example in option A challenges this idea in both directions: the girl learns engineering, a field often wrongly seen as male, and the boy learns cooking, a skill often wrongly treated as female. Both choices show that ability and interest are not determined by gender.

Option A is correct because it gives equal freedom to learn different skills. Keeping girls at home, keeping boys away from care, or paying a woman less all continue unfair gender expectations or discrimination. A non-stereotyped society allows children to choose education, work, and household responsibilities according to ability and interest. Sharing all useful skills also improves independence and cooperation within families.