Female Objectification Of Women

Double standards: these two words alone are the unspoken rules that allows one men to act a certain way completely different for women. These “rules and regulations” are established on us in many different aspects in our life that, sometimes, we don't even notice them. As women, our lives at home, work, and school are filled with double standards- our own separate set of rules for no good reason at all. There are authors that discuss this issue of how unfairly women have been/ are being treated.

A very prevalent and obvious double standard between genders exists when speaking of how many sexual partners one has had. For women, having multiple partners may be considered promiscuous. They may even be looked down upon by friends and strangers. However, men with multiple partners are highly accepted, and even encouraged to some degree by our society. It is more acceptable for a man to have multiple partners than a woman. Another double standard that exists between the genders is the level of aggressiveness or assertiveness one shows, specifically in the workplace. Men who are assertive are seen as powerful and successful, while women are seen as bossy, irritable, cranky, or controlling. This makes female bosses even more of a rarity than male bosses. One last double standard that exists between the sexes is how self image and self esteem affects a person. Women and girls are much more aware and conscious of their bodies and how they look than men are. They are judged way more harshly by society for how they look and how they behave. Females should always behave like "ladies"—properly dressed, never foul mouthed or cursing, always clean, and always on their best behavior with polite manners. However, the male population is hardly ever scolded for cursing, being dirty, or not showing proper manners. It is unfair that women and girls have to live up to such expectations when men and boys don't give it a second thought. Although there are many more double standards that exist between men and women, these three are some of the most

Social forces influence our daily lives regardless of our awareness to them. This understanding illustrates the sociological imagination which challenges accepted beliefs and encourages questioning certain practises. Generally, society accepts what they are told about what it means to be a female. We rarely question practises that degrade females despite the blatant diminishing of women being frowned upon. The objectification of women can not be solely blamed on men as both genders contribute to the sexualization of women.

But I can’t help but believe there is something deeper than that – an issue of desensitization. If females of her generation are desensitized to that kind of material now (as research suggests), what does it mean for their understanding of sexuality? Perhaps more importantly, what does their intrinsic (although, perhaps, involuntary) acceptance of sexual behavior mean for men?

Double standard is when one group is highly favored than the other. It is highlighted specifically in today’s day to day activities. People are condemned when they do and don’t follow the double standard of society. In today's society, women try to live up to the standard constructed by the media, they are constantly judged regardless of what they do. It’s just like when someone tells a person to change something about themselves, when they do that , they are criticized for doing so, it is absolutely humiliating and

It is no surprise that in Mad Max, the wives are seen as objects, which are there to procreate so Joe can have more and more children. In today’s society women are seen through the eyes of men in television shows, movies, and even commercials for normal mundane objects. An example of this is the Hardee’s cheeseburger commercial where Paris Hilton is in this skimpy outfit washing a car, crawling all over the place while eating a burger. Why does Hardee’s think this will sell more cheeseburgers? They see it as a way to capture the male population.

“The media have taken many celebrity appearances into their own hands, many times without permission” (“The Objectification of Women” par.2). Because of the media photoshopping women 's beauty on TV, social media, and even advertisements, it began to create a high rate of accusations of teenage girls’ all over the world. “In a recent study, the University at Buffalo sociologists found that the portrayal of women in the popular media over the last several decades has become increasingly sexualized, even pornified"( Donovan par.1). Due to this, women have been treated as sexual objects everywhere. Objectification comes from the lack of confidence and media 's portrayal of beauty. Due to this, the portrayal of men is not the same as females. Objectification is when women are treated like sexual objects. ‘Objectification is often defined by physical appearance, rather than personality” (“The Objectification of Women” par.2). As a result, women struggle to keep up with these trends today. “In order to achieve a ‘perfect’ look, the media manipulates photos using unnecessary editing in Photoshop to completely contort the original, creating an unnatural image” (“The Objectification of Women” par.2). The media is the dominant cause of these actions of teenage girls insecurities, high rates of surgical treatment, and males creating these fictitious assumptions. Objectification in social media should end because it causes teenage insecurities, it

Looking back over this course the most valuable reading I learned was about persuasive writing and the different types of writing to use with a particular audience. I found myself in the beginning to be a cognitive writer, but now I think I have implemented all the views of writing during this course and have learned a lot. My favorite activity or essay I wrote about was the argumentative essay in written assignment 8. I wrote about, Sexual Objectification of Women" it is here where I learned through research and facts to persuade and educate the reader about human sexual objectification.

While the nation today is plagued with many a social injustice, one that continues to boggle my mind is that misogyny and the objectification of women is somehow still present. Barely 60 years ago (yes, your own grandmother probably was a victim of this overt sexism), gender bias was a completely acceptable, and often encouraged office practice. While this sort of sexism is not as prevalent in today’s work environment, it is important to remember that young men at work in the 1960’s who experienced and practiced this overt gender bias are the men who grew up to found and run companies that many young people work at today. It is completely ignorant to even say that these sorts of biases are extinct, as they died out due to fear of lawsuits

When World War II arose in 1941, men left their jobs to go fight in the war. Women were left behind to work in factories and produce machinery that was needed, and provide for their families. In the old times, American society was very crucial for women. They fought for the right to vote, the right for equal pay, and contraception. Nowadays, women have overcome those conflicts.

Recently there has been a lot of buzz about catcalling that is directed towards women which are done by men. In one video, which captures the experience of one woman as she walks through the streets of a big city, dress in Western style clothing and later on when she is wearing the traditional Muslim outfit, the Hijab. Through this one video, one can notice how objectification, intersectionality and gender is at play.

Everywhere you turn, there are magazine covers, movies, reality TV shows that portray woman in a sexual light. When was the last time that we as a society sat down and realized the effect that this is having on young girls, teens and even grown women. The portrayal of women as sexual objects in these and many other types of media have greatly affected the mindset of society. What affects has this had you ask? There are there main effects that we will explore. First, is the effect it has on their self-image. Second, is the effect on how they portray themselves in their relationships. Third is the effect it has on their mental state.

The video game industry thrives on its consumers, and creators are always trying to please their targeted audience. Because of this, audiences for many games are established and categorized by gender. Game creators then do whatever it takes to please their intended audience. This can lead to gender stereotyping, and often results in the sexual objectification of women. Many games portray female characters as highly sexualized objects, most likely to attract the attention of their intended male consumers. In order to decrease the ways women are objectified through such video games, the gaming industry needs to stop perpetuating gender stereotypes.

Men and Women's lives are controlled by the double standards all around them. Every gender is told how to feel and how not to feel, how to act and how not to act rather than just acting and feeling as they want to. The lives of human beings are plagued by these awful societal rules that are all meaningless. Despite the progress made in equality for men and women, double standards create inequality for both genders.

“You would be prettier if you wore makeup,” adults that barely know me say. “Of course you want children,” they inform me. They ask “Why don't you have a boyfriend?” As a female I have become accustomed to this objectification of my body and life choices. In the eyes of my community and my country, a woman’s value is directly linked to what she has to offer a man so my unwillingness to change myself to attract male attention makes me a poor excuse of a woman. I have to constantly hear my male peers mock girls who wish to pursue a career in a male dominant field, claiming women just aren't capable of the same thing as men. Women across the United States, including myself, are raised to feel inferior to men, taught we are incapable of doing