Amelia Bonow's Essay 'In A Server, Not Your Sex Toy'

Lady treated terribly when given task at work which would not be given to a man the worker for this situation separation on the place of her gender that in her working environment she was constantly made a request to change the towels in the men's lavatory. The court found that it was a vocation which had dependably been finished by "one of the young ladies" and that: 'the ask for would not have been made if Mrs. Ho had been a man. Proper comparators in the conditions are the male representatives in the work environment. They were not and would not have been made a request to welcome this humble undertaking. It takes after that in making the demand to Mrs. Ho that she change the towels in the

In the passage “ Serving In Florida” by Barbara Ehrenreich, she addresses the life of an individual who is trying to handle many jobs that offer low income including the struggles and responsibilities needed while living below the poverty line. Ehrenreich first starts off with a metaphor about the digestive system saying, “ Actually, there are three folding chairs at a table immediately adjacent to the bathroom, but hardly anyone ever sits here, in the very rectum of the gastro-architectural system.” However, when the thought of a restaurant with food and a human body stem are being compared, it’s usually not a positive feeling, but in fact a negative feeling instead. Therefore, this quote is giving us a perspective on how work is like on her side, and that it’s not an environment that treats anyone well or makes the co-workers in a positive mood. Ehrenreich sets the tone of this passage very negatively when she states, “... as if they were confusing waitressing with Mary Magdalene’s original profession.” Mary Magdalene’s original profession was prostitution, therefore, when Ehrenreich refers to waitressing just like prostitute, she is saying that waitressing is just as horrible as being a prostitute and that when customers walk into the restaurant, they look at the

In his essay, “Sexism in Practice: Feminist Ethics Evaluating the Hookup Culture,” Conor Kelly argues that the hook up culture prevalent in today’s society is sexist towards females. He argues that this culture gives off the illusion of freedom, but it instead disempowers women. Kelly begins by giving the definition of hook up culture. He defines it as, “the practice of pursuing sexual activity without any expectation of a relationship.” He then states what he believes are the four main factors that contribute to the disempowerment brought on by this culture: a lack of commitment, use of ambiguous language, alcohol use, and a social pressure to conform. Kelly then gives his argument as to why hookup culture should be concerning.

In “How to be a ‘Woman Programmer,’” first published in The New York Times, Ellen Ullman argues that there is great prejudice against women in the workplace. Specifically, Ullman thinks that such prejudice exists in the deeper parts of the more technical fields such as computer programming. While encouraging women to avoid confronting men who show their prejudice against them, Ullman nevertheless points out the idea that women should stick to their passion for their work. For Ullman, it is the next best thing that women can do, apart from being a practical solution. However, I think that women should not be afraid to call their male coworkers out whenever women experience sexual prejudice in the workplace regardless of their position. Today, there are laws that equip women with the power to bring erring male coworkers to justice. After all, if the point is to make the genders equal, women should learn to assert their rights.

The second job she holds down is with The Maids. This job entails a 7:30 - 3:30 work day at $6.65 an hour. This is the best paid and nicest looking maid job she encountered, and chooses to work there. She quickly finds out, however, the societal downfall of being a maid. Every house she goes to, the homeowners are rude, and often very ‘standoffish’. They seem to want no part of a maid, the class of workers that is ‘below all others’, in their eyes. "Were nothing to these people...nor are we much to anyone else," (100) one of her coworkers explained.

We are constantly being judged on the basis of our ethnicity, gender, and occupation. As a result, many people feel misunderstood by the expectations and stigmas branded on them. From gender discrimination to racial segregation, many forms of social injustice existed throughout the course of history. Up until today, we still encounter various forms of discrimination and social injustices on a day-to-day basis. The portrait, A Waitress at Duval’s Restaurant, 1875 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and poem, “The Waitress” by Billy Collins reflect the struggles and expectations of women during the late 19th century. In the portrait, we see a waitress with a dazed expression posing with her hand on the hip. When paired with the poem, which reveals the

Women all over the world have been mistreated for more than a century. It has been exploited throughout the world as how “women aren’t currently treated the same as men in certain situations” but it is far more beyond that. Only half of the world seems to at least know what is really happening behind the curtain. Ambiguous people have manipulated the very much realness with what is exactly taking place in our society. In this essay, I will be talking about the following things; Inequity in the workplace, “Asking for it”, Violence against women globally, Education, and The psychology of it all. These five topics need to be demanded attention. Our younger generation needs to be cognizant of what has been going on for many millenniums. Girls and women should be able to walk around at night and not be afraid, nor should they be afraid to oppose another man. There is no real justification on why women should be treated like this but there is plenty of justification on why they shouldn 't, so genuinely why is this problem happening? Some of the books that I read to have mostly validation on this paper from other human beings but also to enlighten myself even more that I already am. “Subjection of Women” by John Stuart Mill, “Created Equal: Voices on Women 's Rights” by Anna Horsbrugh-Porter, and “Equal Pay for Equal Work” by Grace C. Strachan. I chose these three texts because each one yet talks about the same thing but has a little bit of a different perspective on each. I

In the poem “The Secretary Chant” by Margie Piercy, a woman working as a secretary is depicted as undervalued and unappreciated by her employer. With this poem being written in 1936, the idea of women in the workplace was fairly new. Women were not given equal treatment as employees and were in the beginning stages of their fight for equality. The year the poem was written most certainly plays an integral role in the poem’s tone, structure, diction, and theme. Throughout the poem, it is obvious that the secretary feels as if her job consumes her to the point where she is only seen as an object in the business in which she is employed rather than a human being or woman. The poet uses office materials to replace the secretary’s body parts,

Many women go through this oppression without even knowing it. Society had forced women to overlook the way they are treated because the world we live in is male based driven. Butler wants to change the way we see things, her goal is to change the perception of what is socially

While he waits “at a traffic light,” he “catches his eye [on] a tall girl in a black leather skirt” (Coetzee 194). She is mere stranger on the road, yet he is confident in being able to immediately hook up with her. The way he looks at women, reflects how they are displayed as animals and sexual bodies waiting for someone to catch them and because this occurs frequently, the idea of female bodies being dominated and constructed through male ideology becomes naturalized and accepted as a norm in society. It is evident that though all women do not become prostitutes because they enjoy the idea of it, there is this acceptance of the gender binary, where women choose to transform themselves into this sexualized character that seeks attention and is submissive to the man. Monique Wittig highlights the idea of categories in her text, “One is Not Born a Woman.” She agrees with Coetzee’s representation of the male and female roles and says that “for “woman” does not exist for [them]: it is only an imaginary formation” created by men (Wittig 15). Wittig explains that the category of “women” goes beyond the biological genes and outer appearance. It is something that is created not to make women feel good about themselves or to give them certain types of privileges, but it is a socially constructed idea that subject’s women into a certain type of character that benefits men. She goes on to say that “Once the class “men” disappears, “woman” as a class will disappear as well, for there are no slaves without masters” (Wittig 15). Consequently, the class of “women” is created in response to “men,” where if the category of “men” did not exist, then women would not be so restricted in the things that they are allowed to do and they would not have to live a life trying to satisfy men in order to

The word women is defined by Merriam-Webster as “an adult female human being” or as shocking as “the girlfriend, wife or lover of a man”. The word women, plural, or woman, singular, can be said derives from the words men, plural, and man, singular, a word defined by Merriam-Webster as an “adult male human being”. In my point of view, this shows how women are overpowered by men and characterizes the battle of the sexes women struggle with every living moment. This essay will pertain to how women should be treated justly and equally to men when in the hookup and sex culture, having the “slut stigma” reduced to a minimum.

The different connotations and shifts found in “the Secretary Chant,” had a deep, thoughtful meaning in a short amount of words. From connotations we got how women felt as if they were objects, rather machines being controlled in their job. In the shifts we proved what we found before, but added how woman were put in certain jobs based on gender. Putting all this together we get the theme, giving people jobs based on gender causes them to feel degraded and controlled. “There is a plan and a purpose, a value to every life, no matter what its location, age, gender, or disability.,” so don’t judge people on gender because you are just disrupting their

According the article, “Sexual Harassment and Masculinity: The Power and Meaning of ‘Girl Watching’”, by Beth A. Quinn, a large number of women experience sexual harassment at work. Quinn also describes a form sexual harassment, “girl watching”. Sexual harassments have many bad consequences in a work place, and sexual harassments’ workshops should make men and women aware of the “girl watching” behavior. According to a study and in-depth interviews with 43 employed men and women by Paula, sexual harassments are unfortunately still somewhat common in offices.

I could feel their eyes on me as I walked past them barefoot in just my robe. As I was standing at the bar, I pulled the back of my robe out from under the belt as if I had just realised that my bum was accidentally visible from behind. I placed the food order with the bartender, who I have met a few times before, but usually when I'm wearing scrubs. He was staring at my exposed cleavage and my

Over the years, many people have believed that the issue of sexual harassment should not be discussed in public. Sexual harassment was to be discussed behind closed doors. In spite of this, the social and political systems have changed instantaneously. This social problem has affected men and women throughout time; however, it seems that the women of our society more closely look at this issue. This social topic has encouraged women to establish organizations in order to help them discuss the issues more openly and to demand equality including fairness and justice throughout the workplace and in their social lives as well. In recent years, sexual harassment has been one of the most serious and widespread problems