facts.com: Many of the gender stereotypes that we know today had opposite origins. We bring you 10 such masculine things that are now considered feminine and vice-versa. Read on to find out more!
1. Cheerleading, once used to be a male sport, is now massively associated with females.
2. Pink used to be a color for boys and blue for girls.
3. Many computer coders in the 1940s and 1950s were female. Now, a large proportion of coders are male.
4. The very first switchboard operators were men, but customers felt a female voice was more friendly, so females were hired.
5. Pre-WWII, most secretarial and clerical assistants were held by men.
6. Young boys used to wear dresses just like young girls do today.
7. In the early days of cinema, film editing was primarily the work of women who were called “cutters.”
8. High heels were popular among men way before they were worn by women.