[oddjob]

The stereotypes are there because they reflect actual circumstances. Until this generation, most females were stay at home mothers, and hence, young girls were given baby dolls to dress and toy kitchens to set appropriate expectations. Meanwhile, the boys had toy soldiers and cars so they could learn to fight in war and drive to work. As society changes, the stereotypes WILL change over time. Even so, on average, there are real measurable differences in brain development for males and females so what exactly is "equality"?

Obviously we are talking about most of the modern societies, not the parts of the world where women can't show their face in public, can't attend school, are forced into arranged marriages to bigamists, "honor" killings if they don't conform, etc.. That clash of civilizations has not been resolving itself peacefully, but keep hope alive and it's perfectly ok to judge one is better than the other.