Yes, gender stereotypes have played a key role in the disrespect of women. Over the years women have been disrespected alot based upon their colour, caste, gender etc.
Women have always been forced to accept that they do not belong to a respectful caste, or they do not deserve to be respected.
Women have always been made believe that all they belong to is household work, serve men.
Even today, people think that women are made to serve their house, do all the household chores and live like an ordinary woman. The definition to an ordinary woman is the one who does all the household chores and manages the family well.
Girls should play with dolls and not cars, girls should cook and clean not go out of their houses are a few quotes we often listen for our women, by our society. These are all a way to discriminate our women and disrespect them. Gender stereotypes create hate for women in the society which in turn results in disrespecting them. People today forward disrespectful comments against women in order to discriminate them.
Every gender deserves to be respected, including females and everyone should be respected, respect should be the first right every human should get.