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Stereotypes in general and gender stereotypes in particular may be helpful when there is a need to make quick estimates of how unknown individuals are likely to behave or when trying to understand how large groups of people generally differ from each other. However, these very same functions make stereotypes much less helpful in estimating the exact potential or evaluating the defining characteristics of specific individuals.  https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011719
This link shares exemplified information of the effects of stereotypes in the workplace. So, in the last few years we can easily see that the phenomenon of discrimination and stereotype in the workplace has decreased. However, they still exist in reality and develop into complicated type. Its interesting how stereotyping can come to be a cognitive error learned. https://bizfluent.com/facts-6832310-stereotyping-affect-communication-work-.html
The fact that a stereotype isn't always negative like the men reminded of their supposed advantage in math should do better than men not reminded of this. The other possibility is, as we have broached, a stereotype threat effect where the group for whom the stereotype is derogatory performs more poorly, as would be expected from women reminded of the presumed male advantage in math. this inflates a fake image one can have to a sex and create a very offensive view  throughout the society.   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/perceptual-asymmetries/201602/when-stereotypes-affect-our-thinking
You may not realize but there is evidence that judgement from negative stereotypes are proven to have health effects on its victims. Though one important negative point on doesn't seem to always see is that public health  campaigns often communicate and reinforce negative stereotypes about certain groups of people. So, people are presented the whole disgrace of stereotypes from activists against stereotypes, interesting make up. https://news.usc.edu/87509/warning-stereotypes-may-be-harmful-to-patients-health/
This article explains the undated finds of stereotypes in present time. One interesting statement was that    researchers who studied stereotyping had simply asked people to record their feelings about minority groups and had used their answers as an index of their attitudes.   p sychologists now understand that these conscious replies are only half the story. How progressive a person seems to be on the surface bears little or no relation to how prejudiced he or she is on an unconscious level.  https://opentextbc.ca/socialpsychology/chapter/social-categorization-and-stereotyping/
The following article gives interesting information of cognitive functions such as competence and warmth that are the basic dimensions in human perspective. It is seen that me are more competent that women and women are more benevolent than men. Also, it explains how one's stereotype can be persistent in not believing facts opposing a stereotype.  When processing information, we tend to consider observations that match our stereotypical expectations as more veridical, reliable, and informative than counter-stereotypical observations. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-psych-122216-011719
this is a TED talk where the speaker, Bayete Ross Smith, exemplifies projects that have being stimulated by stereotypes, also describing a situation involving ethnic stereotypes. In this modern time media is in our hands. We have the power to create media and control how it defines human culture. we should work towards making human society develop true thought and expose the lies in stereotypes. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=breaking+down+stereotypes+using+art