An adolescent is a Western construct of people who are traditionally between the stage of puberty and legal adulthood, mostly seen as someone's adolescence. A person's teenage years are a time of self-discovery, maturity, transformation through the process of puberty, and the years of shaping that person's personality. Due to the introduction of new laws, technology and media, changes in gender identity, different lifestyles and changes related to feminism and work environments, the adolescent experience of Gender for Generation Z is very different from adolescent experience of Generation Y. Using a questionnaire and investigating the 1985 film The Breakfast Club, applying Strauss-Howe generational theory to my findings, I will investigate the adolescent experience and how/if it changed between these two generations. According to Strauss-Howe's generational theory, historical events are linked to recurring generational archetypes with its characters creating a “new era” in which a new social, political and economic trend exists. These last approximately 20 to 25 years. This means that with each generation follows a new wave of ideas and trends and because of this teenage life will be very different with each generation. The New South Wales Board of Studies Society and Culture Stage 6 Syllabus states that gender is the socially constructed difference between females and males [page 11]. The idea of ​​gender and gender stereotypes have changed significantly over the past generation with new thoughts about what it means to be a specific gender and with the creation of multiple new genders. For most humans, gender is male or female. Due to genotypes and DNA characteristics, males will behave differently than females and this is the origin of gender stereotypes. Gender stereotypes are “the patterns of behaviors, attitudes, and expectations associated with a particular sex” (Seifert and Sutton, 2019). 54.5% of people who completed the survey believe their gender affects certain areas of their lives, either positively or negatively. We say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay A Gen Y male stated that they were “given more opportunities in the workplace” because of their gender and a Gen X female stated that “It's just that generally people have always felt that [ girls] were not as capable as boys." This demonstrates the gender stereotype that men are physically stronger and more capable than women and that people changing their beliefs about this have not yet changed in some areas between generations. One Gen Z woman said, “I'm assertive by nature and have spent years changing that to make others feel comfortable. Whenever I was assertive I was always told I was "bossy" or "aggressive." Almost always by adult men. It wasn't until recently that I felt like I was able to really cultivate that aspect of myself. In friendship groups I have never met the expectation of being maternal or even as compassionate as I think is expected of women.” This demonstrates the still-present stereotype that women should not be disruptive or loud and that they are viewed differently if they use any of these words. This is the same as the previous generation where women were even more expected to be calm and collected, so in this area the teenage experience has not changed. 61.5% of people who completed the survey believe that gender stereotypes.