  The purpose of this study is to find evidence for supporting the hypothesis
that language is the mirror of our thinking, our prejudices and cultural
stereotypes. In this analysis, a questionnaire was administered to 537 people.
The answers have been analysed to see if gender stereotypes were present such
as the attribution of psychological and behavioural characteristics. In
particular, the aim was to identify, if any, what are the stereotyped images,
which emerge in defining the roles of men and women in modern society.
Moreover, the results given can be a good starting point to understand if
gender stereotypes, and the expectations they produce, can result in
penalization or inequality. If so, the language and its use would create
inherently a gender bias, which influences evaluations both in work settings
both in everyday life.
