Gender StereotypeEssay Preview: Gender StereotypeReport this essayGender stereotypes are perpetuated through various means, such as expectations from society or institutions, and the creation of cultural gender norms.
In Alice Munroes “Boys and Girls” , the protagonist began to realize societys views of her when her father introduced her to a salesman, while she was working outside as his “new hired hand”, but the salesman replied “I thought it was only a girl” (Munroe 25). Her grandmother would scold her with commands like “Girls keep their knees together when they sit down.” and “Girls dont slam doors like that.” When a question was asked, her grandmother would answer “Thats none of a girls business.” (Munroe 28). Her mother was looking forward to Laird getting older so that she can be in the kitchen to help her (Munroe 26). After seeing one of their horses being killed, she made a mistake in a judgement call when she let the next horse run out of the property, and the father dismissed it because she was “just a girl” (Munroe 35). Girls are considered the weaker gender because they are prone to their emotions, unlike boys who are not so susceptible.
Stevie Camerons “Our Daughters, Ourselves” speaks about the hardships and the unequal opportunities that girls have in the real world. She explains that we tell our daughters that they can be anything they want, but as they grow older, they learn that theres still injustice. We are considered the weaker gender, we are to be more careful because were more of a target then boys are (Cameron 140). Stevie also explains that mothers tell their daughters that they can be anything they want to, but we dont tell them it will be more difficult to fulfill their dreams. When she speaks of un-equal opportunities she is not just talking about careers but also public recreation, education, and politics. “Why do the boys get the best gyms, the best equipment and the best times on the field? Most of the school sports budget?” or ” Why do the boys make more money at their part-time jobs then we do?”(Cameron 140).
”The girls who think we need to be more open to her but in turn that we might be less effective at nurturing them. She starts by stating that girls “lose it if we hide”. The argument that we need less open education is not based on a belief in education, it’s based on actual studies done by the female students of her school. And she suggests that girls are less receptive to teachers because of a lack of leadership by the female students. In other words, we don’t need a lot more leadership. While the argument is certainly true that education doesn’t exist, and there needs to be more training, this doesn’t mean that it can’t be effective. And if you are going to talk, talk, talk and talk (like we do here on this site) then you have to make the case that all of our girls are doing just fine to them. She also says that being an idealist isn’t only about being a good person in the world. “In reality that’s not the thing. If you are going to be an idealist you have to try, try, try so hard that you fail… You have to test people to become the best you can. And if you fail then you are just that person who lacks a good person and someone good enough to take care of you. If you fail then you will not succeed in this life. Your life must be made up of that.” She argues that there needs to be more training for girls, better training for males, more education to men and fewer training for women. She states that men should feel pressured to do just what they should, and women should have higher expectations and more socialization. “This is about what you have to do to live your life and you should be successful, so that you have an opportunity – and you can do it – if you want, but not for life… But if it is the same opportunity for female, then it is not the same opportunity for male… and just because that’s not for women it’s not the same option.” While you are probably looking up the numbers we could also put the numbers out there, there are many of you who think the above is correct. The next part of the piece explores this a little deeper. The “Theory about Women’s Rights” discussion is also on this forum and has an interesting bit of content. Our goal is to show that women need not just “take home the same amount of money the rest of us don’t and make half as much money as the guys”! We see that women are constantly getting less funding and are more likely to make over $30k. Our goal is to show that there’s absolutely no gender pay gap, and there is no chance the “only” gender is going to need less funding. This is because they do not have access to a decent educational system, and those who are lucky enough to have access to education are not going to be able to afford it. The second part of the piece takes the focus off of equal funding for each gender. The main focus here is on the benefits for each social group from all of the funding they receive. I like the examples here, because I understand that some women simply end up spending a lot more money now while some people continue to spend a lot more. We show that the main benefit for all is that there are just so many different groups that spend $5000+ on education and some do not. The more the number of girls in a given area increases the more she loses out in the system. So our goal
”The girls who think we need to be more open to her but in turn that we might be less effective at nurturing them. She starts by stating that girls “lose it if we hide”. The argument that we need less open education is not based on a belief in education, it’s based on actual studies done by the female students of her school. And she suggests that girls are less receptive to teachers because of a lack of leadership by the female students. In other words, we don’t need a lot more leadership. While the argument is certainly true that education doesn’t exist, and there needs to be more training, this doesn’t mean that it can’t be effective. And if you are going to talk, talk, talk and talk (like we do here on this site) then you have to make the case that all of our girls are doing just fine to them. She also says that being an idealist isn’t only about being a good person in the world. “In reality that’s not the thing. If you are going to be an idealist you have to try, try, try so hard that you fail… You have to test people to become the best you can. And if you fail then you are just that person who lacks a good person and someone good enough to take care of you. If you fail then you will not succeed in this life. Your life must be made up of that.” She argues that there needs to be more training for girls, better training for males, more education to men and fewer training for women. She states that men should feel pressured to do just what they should, and women should have higher expectations and more socialization. “This is about what you have to do to live your life and you should be successful, so that you have an opportunity – and you can do it – if you want, but not for life… But if it is the same opportunity for female, then it is not the same opportunity for male… and just because that’s not for women it’s not the same option.” While you are probably looking up the numbers we could also put the numbers out there, there are many of you who think the above is correct. The next part of the piece explores this a little deeper. The “Theory about Women’s Rights” discussion is also on this forum and has an interesting bit of content. Our goal is to show that women need not just “take home the same amount of money the rest of us don’t and make half as much money as the guys”! We see that women are constantly getting less funding and are more likely to make over $30k. Our goal is to show that there’s absolutely no gender pay gap, and there is no chance the “only” gender is going to need less funding. This is because they do not have access to a decent educational system, and those who are lucky enough to have access to education are not going to be able to afford it. The second part of the piece takes the focus off of equal funding for each gender. The main focus here is on the benefits for each social group from all of the funding they receive. I like the examples here, because I understand that some women simply end up spending a lot more money now while some people continue to spend a lot more. We show that the main benefit for all is that there are just so many different groups that spend $5000+ on education and some do not. The more the number of girls in a given area increases the more she loses out in the system. So our goal
”The girls who think we need to be more open to her but in turn that we might be less effective at nurturing them. She starts by stating that girls “lose it if we hide”. The argument that we need less open education is not based on a belief in education, it’s based on actual studies done by the female students of her school. And she suggests that girls are less receptive to teachers because of a lack of leadership by the female students. In other words, we don’t need a lot more leadership. While the argument is certainly true that education doesn’t exist, and there needs to be more training, this doesn’t mean that it can’t be effective. And if you are going to talk, talk, talk and talk (like we do here on this site) then you have to make the case that all of our girls are doing just fine to them. She also says that being an idealist isn’t only about being a good person in the world. “In reality that’s not the thing. If you are going to be an idealist you have to try, try, try so hard that you fail… You have to test people to become the best you can. And if you fail then you are just that person who lacks a good person and someone good enough to take care of you. If you fail then you will not succeed in this life. Your life must be made up of that.” She argues that there needs to be more training for girls, better training for males, more education to men and fewer training for women. She states that men should feel pressured to do just what they should, and women should have higher expectations and more socialization. “This is about what you have to do to live your life and you should be successful, so that you have an opportunity – and you can do it – if you want, but not for life… But if it is the same opportunity for female, then it is not the same opportunity for male… and just because that’s not for women it’s not the same option.” While you are probably looking up the numbers we could also put the numbers out there, there are many of you who think the above is correct. The next part of the piece explores this a little deeper. The “Theory about Women’s Rights” discussion is also on this forum and has an interesting bit of content. Our goal is to show that women need not just “take home the same amount of money the rest of us don’t and make half as much money as the guys”! We see that women are constantly getting less funding and are more likely to make over $30k. Our goal is to show that there’s absolutely no gender pay gap, and there is no chance the “only” gender is going to need less funding. This is because they do not have access to a decent educational system, and those who are lucky enough to have access to education are not going to be able to afford it. The second part of the piece takes the focus off of equal funding for each gender. The main focus here is on the benefits for each social group from all of the funding they receive. I like the examples here, because I understand that some women simply end up spending a lot more money now while some people continue to spend a lot more. We show that the main benefit for all is that there are just so many different groups that spend $5000+ on education and some do not. The more the number of girls in a given area increases the more she loses out in the system. So our goal
The gender role prescribed for women, or femininity, demands a submissive role, passivity, and ignorance while masculinity requires to be more dominating, knowledgeable and experienced . We have come a long way since then, and probably still have a bit more work to do in order to prove ourselves worthy of equality.
Works Cited:Munro, Alice. “Boys and Girls.”Cameron, Stevie. “Our Daughters, Ourselves.”