Girl Smashes Gender Stereotypes By Answering Sexist Homework Question In The Best Way

Yaaaaaas Yasmin πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ

A girl answered a homework question in the best way, smashing gender stereotypes while she was at it.

Yasmin’s answer to an assignment asking her to think of another word for a β€œhospital lady”, was shared on Twitter by her dad.

The assignment involved answering the question with a word that includes the letters β€œur”. So she wrote β€œsurgeon”.

Her dad explained both he and his wife are surgeons.

However her teacher, who was marking the sheet with red pen, added β€œor nurse”.

People on Twitter loved Yasmin’s answer. One Twitter user, @threecat101, decided to re-mark the question and wrote β€œ10/10 good answer”.

Nice answer! pic.twitter.com/0P6nk5nW7z

β€” Anne (@threecat101) October 12, 2017

Even male nurses got involved and backed Yasmin’s answer.

As a Registered #NURSE, I #approve of, and endorse the β€œsURgeon” answer.
I’m MALE.
I am a minority.#Stereotype@MenInNursing@AAMN_Nursing

β€” Warm Southern Breeze (@WSouthernBreeze) October 12, 2017

Yes, excellent answer!

β€” Jennifer Scott (@Jentechnology) October 12, 2017

Wow! Go this girl!! #girlpowered #selfmade

β€” Victoria Verhey (@verhey_victoria) October 12, 2017

Also not all nurses are "ladies".

β€” Lynne DeBol (@lepeak49) October 12, 2017

Back in June 2017, a mum decided to rewrite her daughter’s homework after being frustrated by the sexist message it was sending.

The story was about a child being unhappy that her mum was going back to work. It referenced the working dad making a bad breakfast.

β€œHere’s the homework assignment my daughter brought home yesterday, side-by-side with my rewrite,” the mum wrote when sharing the photos on Facebook on 23 May.

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