Learn English – it called when people/society expect you to be something because of your gender/nationality

word-request

What is it called when people/society expect you to be something because of your gender/nationality? Like when people expect you to be smart because you're Asian, etc. We had to make a persuasive speech and I think that this is an uncommon but important topic but I can't make up a name for it.

My speech:

We all tried to fit in the society’s standards, but no matter how perfect we are and how noble our personality is, society will always throw shade at you. All of the boys are expected to be sporty. All of the girl are expected to be smart. All of the teachers are expected to be perfect. We all are humans and we deserve to be unlabelled.

Best Answer

These kinds of standards and expectations, as you have called them, are

  1. stereotypes
    : something conforming to a fixed or general pattern; especially : a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment

Specifically,

stereotype
A stereotype is a preconceived notion, especially about a group of people. Many stereotypes are racist, sexist, or homophobic.
You most often hear about negative stereotypes, but some are positive. For example, there's a stereotype that Asian people do better in school.

It might be beneficial to become familiar with some related words

  1. preconceived notions
    an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
  2. prejudice
    1. a (1) : preconceived judgment or opinion (2) : an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge