Gender refers to the socially constructed differences between men and women. It refers to the masculine and feminine qualities, behavior, roles, and responsibilities that society upholds. Gender can be changed / re-oriented.Gender stereotype is an oversimplified and unfair belief or idea that groups of people have particular characteristics or that all people in a group are the same. According to the National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005)-To treat the children equally irrespective of their gender at the primary level showing breaking of gender stereotypes.It is the responsibility of a teacher, school, family, and community to remove these gender roles and biases in order to give equal opportunities to both genders and share different examples that challenge those stereotypes.Hence, Option (2) is the correct answer.Additional InformationGender stereotyping can limit the development of the natural talents and abilities of girls and boys, women and men, as well as their educational and professional experiences and life opportunities in general.Stereotypes about women result from deeply ingrained attitudes, values, norms, and prejudices against women.To avoid the situation of gender stereotype, a family should start involving boys in household chores that were mainly concerned with girls traditionally which gave rise to gender biasing and stereotyping.