Breaking Down Stereotypes Of Women

A little girl in ancient greece sits in her wealthy parents estate, she stares out the window at her brother learning how to write in the courtyard from their private tutor. Her mother calls for her attention, but after a few sentences explaining that to properly hold a stitch in fabric you must double back when you start, her attention shifts back to the blue sky and the cobblestone paths that mapped out the open space of the courtyard. She's almost ten years old her father has already found a sutor eleven years older than her for her to marry. A soon to be mother stares at her degree, will she be able to pursue her career with her child. Never does shared responsibility cross her mind, after all its 1970 and its not the man's responsibility

On August 18th, 1920 Congress had ratified the 19th amendment which granted women the right to vote. This was just the first step in the women’s fight for equality. Even to this day, women are constantly working and trying to prove they are not inferior to men. The bias against women which believes women should do the housework while men go out and make money, severely affected the inferiority of women. Only in the last forty years have women been attending college in the United States at the same rate men have. Women are constantly behind men which leaves people to believe they are not as strong and able.

In an attempt to eliminate stereotypes, women have fought and made a place for themselves in a ¨man’s world¨ only to find themselves living a double life. Women have a harder time than males living up to society’s stereotypes. Media and social pressure have caused women to fill, not only traditional female roles, but expectations of society. Women are expected to be feminine and proper while also being able to maintain a steady job, On the other hand, men have been relieved of most of the hunting and gathering stereotypes and the pressure is on them to allow women to fill their traditional roles. The new stereotype of a woman is a feminine traditional male.

The media can take anything and twist it in a way that is not even real. For example K. Michelle is and R&B singer is getting buttock reduction because it's in the way of her career of singing. It's like it's the star of the show whenever she performs at music events involving her. The media is making a big deal out of it because they think that she shouldn't do this, but any other thing that she does they're all over her like she just committed a crime or something. Making all of these lies, lie after lie. The media mainly targets celebrities or anyone that's breaking the media. You can be one of those people who doesn't bother anyone, and next thing you know you're all over the media with the wrong information

Are men known scientifically to be funnier than women or is it just another stereotype? In the popular press article the authors, Peter McGraw and Joel Warner, show evidence to explain why people may think men are funnier than women. The authors first talk about how comedians are usually guys all over the world from Manhattan to Tokyo, men are more likely to create funnier cartoons, stand-up comedy is traditionally a male-dominated field, and men’s online dating profiles are comedic. The article then rebuttals that argument by explaining in McGraw’s class his students had a joke writing competition and based on a survey the men won, but only to a small degree. The authors explain men’s jokes are offensive and distasteful and the highest rated joke was written by a woman, thus woman are funnier according the authors (McGraw). In the academic article, a group of researchers implemented two experiments to test the theory that men are funnier than women. The first experiment was to get 32 participants to create captions for 20 cartoons and the participants were half women and half men. There were a group of 81 undergraduates that rated the captions of the cartoons, saying if they thought they were

A topic which appears in the news quite often is “Should Women fight on the frontline?” I researched and found people’s views “‘Women not fit enough to fight on the frontline’ says former female army major as US announces historic change of policy.” I researched more and ‘Let women fight on the front line: Defence secretary tells Army to end macho image.” The article written by Steve Nolan and Rosie Taylor states that it is against having women fight on the front line while the second article is mostly for women fighting on the front line but do also have opinions against women on the front line.

To young college aged women: The stereotypical portrayal of women in media is a problem that needs to be understood and solved. This problem is often overlooked because it is encompassing a lot to deal with. Women are used as sexual objects in the media everywhere, and we need to understand how to deal with the issue. A large source of media that is used are advertisements, which are everywhere in our daily lives. These advertisements can make women feel degraded and objectified. Young women see media of models portraying these “beautiful” standards that are unrealistic and lead to eating disorders and negative implications. Girls grow up seeing media all over and learning the stereotypical roles of women which are considered the norm. No father wants to see his little girl grow up feeling like she has to conform to the roles of women. In the article, “Two Ways a Woman can get Hurt,” Jean Kilbourne states, “sex in advertising is pornographic because it dehumanizes and objectifies people, especially women… (420)” Jean Kilbourne compares advertisements to pornography which makes us realize it’s a large problem going on that needs to be solved. In the media women are also shown as typical house moms who clean, cook and stay home. This is a stereotype of women that has been around for a long time but is not true in all cases. There are some women who are stay-at-home mothers but there are also many who are in the working force. As college aged women, we can feel the pressure

How would you feel if you studied hard for the duration of your educational life and that when you entered the work force, your future become full of rejections? And this was all due to your sex? Women today have been restricted in progressing in society due to their stereotypical ‘inabilities’ and have been struggling to climb the corporate ladder. This was due to: stereotypes, competition for jobs and their different perspectives. In result of this, women in today’s society deserve the opportunities of leadership positions that they are worthy for to give a wider spectrum to the work force.

Sports magazines across the world are known for featuring buff, strong and sexy male athletes on their covers, where they’re usually wearing their uniform, looking heroic, muscular and powerful. Women also occasionally grace the sporting magazine covers, wearing scantily clad bikinis, pouting and looking beautiful with immaculate hair and make-up. The women are often models, sometimes pictured with male athletes, but nearly always are depicted in sexually objectifying ways. This brings attention to the body type and attractiveness, rather than the qualities that define them as an athlete. Objectification is used in this context to describe forms of marketing, promotion or attempts to gain media coverage which focuses on attention on the sexual

Women come in different shapes, size, color and race, and have come a long way in the United States to get rights. But unfortunately even today men are being put on a higher pedestal than women and are being treated in better ways. We have dealt with the same critique for many years that women cannot and will not be able to do certain things just for that fact that they are not a man. Although, there has been many changes in a women’s life, there are many stereotypes that surround women that are just not true.

Even though women have made great strides there are still limitations to their opportunities because of sex discrimination and stereotyping. Women's salaries in 2015 were 82% as compared to 68% 10 years prior. Occupations that were previously dominated by men such as lawyers and physicians, women now make -up to one-third of these positions. However, by stereotyping women, society tends to categorize them by giving them roles such as wife, mother or homemaker, instead of a doctor, lawyer or engineer, since women are expected to be the nurturing and softer sex, and often considered too fragile to perform a man's job. On the other hand, men are expected to display masculine traits by being the breadwinner, and men don't cry.

In today’s society, it is effortless to argue that women are too pressured to have a perfect body. Women have an idea that they have to fulfill a look to satisfy other people because of what appeals to the common eye. Women always lower their self-esteem because of the way models look in magazines, movies, television, etc. Beautiful celebrities like Megan Fox, Kim Kardashian, and Beyoncé are what the common eye admires. Celebrities tend to be slim, wear loads of makeup, and have ideal curves. Women look up to these celebrities and wish to be just like them.

In well-known fairy tales the males and females characters are often portrayed in the same light. The male characters are often described as the hero with strong masculine traits while the female characters are portrayed as the damsel in distress. Throughout the years fairytales have been casting the same stereotypes for their characters. In the story Beauty and the Beast the author de beaumont depiction of what an ideal woman is lays in Beauty. She is meant to embody the role of a feminine, humble caretaker, lover, and savior. The author depicts males as provider’s, however, it is clear that the men in the story are dependent on a positive female figure for life. Beauty’s disappearance threatens both her father and beast with death, symbolizing

A majority of video games include vast amount of goals and implement to mimic in reality, can someone deny that this type of games can be related to reality? Growing up when Super Mario was still a popular game, I was able to witness a sophisticated evolution of gaming. This memory echoes a man that I want to be. A game that be translated to reality fantasy, wanting to be strong and determination man are the few virtue to remind how to be successful in life. A man that have limited tools, but can be effective, protective, determine, and successful. Normally, the society has its own respectable perspective on how to identify gender. The society have somewhat similarly beliefs and assumptions on identifying gender. Whether it is a male or a female, the society can clearly declared that he or she is that gender. Realistically the world’s population reaching to about eight billion soon, and I’ll be surprised if we can’t identify gender may be.

Stereotypes are often found in society. Stereotypes are defined as an oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing (The American Heritage). The most conventional stereotypes found in society are in regards to men and women. The meme I have created refers to a commonly acknowledged stereotype in cultures around the world. The meme states, “One does not simply, start an argument with a woman.” However, this is not always the case. For example, not all women need to argue for no apparent reason, nor should men be intimidated by quarrelling with a woman.