Gender Biases In The United States

The way the article opens shows how some people view women in politics. Women who have great visibility in political spaces has led to the fact that many people, unjustifiably, equated it with women having power in public policy. Therefore, someone can take a look at the fact that women, leading the New York City Council for almost 12 years, are a sign of the great successes that women make as legislators.

Women are numerically underrepresented in United States politics. Though people may see famous faces of women in politics around them, a mere 17 percent of leaders of the Federal government in the United States are women. Not only, at the Federal level are women underrepresented, but also at the state and local levels. Only in six states are there female governors, and members of city hall are predominately male in 92 out of the 100 largest cities in the continental U.S. Since the 1970’s the percentage of women in high political offices had been increasing, but in the last several election cycles there has been no net increase. The United States House

"The media is the single most powerful tool at our disposal; it has the power to educate, effect social change, and determine the political policies and elections that shape our lives." (Womensmediacenter.com n.d.) . Although there is significant growth in women representatives, not long ago women were vastly underrepresented at all levels of government across the world, however being made to go through the election process makes it no shock why women are less likely to want a career in politics as Adewunmi suggests. "Who but the most thick-skinned would willingly go through a cycle that so closely scrutinises female politicians’ fashion choices, sexual pasts and even their childcare arrangements?"

When considering potential factors that contribute to women’s underrepresentation in elected office, another thought may be that perhaps voters just do not vote for women. Research shows that when women run they tend to win at the same rate as men and, furthermore, there is little evidence to suggest any kind of systemic bias against women at the polls (Lawless and Pearson, 2008, 67). However, additional research into the matter has qualified this claim. There is evidence that voters tend to view “masculine” characteristics—being self-confident, assertive, tough, and

When Hilary Clinton was asked what does she want to do, she replied, “ I want to be a trial lawyer,” she was told that she couldn’t because she does not have a wife (Vox). This statement not only does ascertain the existing of the glass ceiling, but also it proves that the stereotype of women in the second role also occurs. Making a comparison between 19 nations, the results showed that the increased level of sexism in a country affects harmfully on the involvement of women in politics due to the fact that women only occupied 16% of parliamentary seats (Lammers 186). Politics and power positions have been mannish (Zamfirache 176). Well, the number of females in government is somewhat assorted among nations Only 6% women made it to the parliament in USA (Moita157). These numbers are frustrating and evidently state that there is a misrepresentation of women in the politic field. Consequently, the intention behind this fact is the existing of the glass ceiling, which has been led by many ideas such as women can’t be presidents, however, they are required to take care of president. Or as notes by Zamfirache ladies must be wives of presidents, but not presidents (177). Locating women as a second role is one way of structuring the glass ceiling in the political field.

As many would say, men still rule when it comes to the world of politics. Female representation is down and fewer women are running for elective office. Due to the decreasing participation and the gender gap in political ambition, we are becoming farther away from aspiring young women to seek and hold office in our future generations. But women’s underrepresentation is likely to continue in office is likely to extend towards the future unless we all start taking a

1. Yes, we as a society are becoming more aware of the gender role biases and it's impact on our lives. There are many movements, especially the feminist movement which is making huge efforts to change gender roles that are oppressive in nature.

Gender stereotyping sets standards for men and women across America, this being true for the past few hundred years. It is not secret that women are said to be most useful in the kitchen, and that men are to be found somewhere doing hard work, being the bread winner. Also, in the way we allow our young children to be identified; blue means it’s a boy, pink means it’s a girl. As times change, so does society and its mentality as a whole. Some stereotypes have been more difficult to break than others, those stereotypes are still present today. It is not fair that women are found limited in the work place and men are becoming so protective of their masculinity. Gender stereotyping is a problem in America today because it creates gender-bias boundaries and early gender schema development, but these relevant struggles have led to recent accomplishments, especially in the media, through highlighting genders as equally capable of any job.

The previous research was based on change blindness, such as, not able to view change when in an environment. Changes of the environment can vary to the color, people, etc. In addition, there are two different types of processing, such as, bottom-up and top-down. For instances, the bottom-up process observes the physical missing in the environment. And, the top-down process observe the beliefs, expectation etc. of the participant. Furthermore, the question for this research was that men and women would not differ their capability to view changes in images. In addition, that men and women would view changes sufficiently in the images if it pertain to their gender rather than the opposite gender.

Combatting gender bias in the classroom is imperative to an equitable education and a better society. Research suggests that businesses that are gender-diverse have greater success than those that are male-dominated and the International Monetary Fund

Not only have capital punishment charges proven to be racially biased, they have also proven to be gender bias. The number of men sentenced to an execution is much higher than that of women. In between the years 1973 and 2002, only 1.2% of people executed were women and as of 2002, only 1.4% of 3,557 prisoners on death row are women (Reza, 2005). In her journal, Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy, Reza seeks to explain why these facts exist. One reason women make up such a small percent could be because of the “chivalry hypothesis” which implies that women are passive and weak making them a less threat to society. Because women are seen as passive, they are found to be more compliant with rehabilitation than men. This chivalry hypothesis sees the death penalty as the largest penalty for going against the law, but it “offers rewards and protection for those women whose crimes conform to gender stereotypes” (Reza, 2005). The second reason Reza provides is called the “evil woman.”  This theory suggests that women who commit crimes are not only punished for the crime but also punished for going against the stereotype set for women. The idea that a woman can be punished more harshly for doing something that does not fit up to the ladylikeness that is expected of women, is very unfair due to the fact that women have the same motives the men that violate the same law. Lastly, another major gender bias seen in the death penalty can be described by the statutory bias. Although it

The issue of gender bias has been in play in every society since the creation of man. After mankind had sinned, eating the fruit, God punished man, woman and serpent. To the woman, He said “Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.” (Genesis 3:16b). In each society, however, men and women played different roles. Although I don’t necessarily disagree with the gender bias that exists and has existed, I am still shocked at how differently people of different genders lived differently in the past. My opinion is that people are making gender bias in the world today much worse than it seems. This can be seen history, biblical events and personal experience.

While reading our communication book and taking notes during lectures, I came across a concept that I thought was particularly interesting. The concept I am going to talk about is language and gender and more specifically, gender bias in our culture. I think that this topic is quite interesting and especially relevant in the current times we live in. With women demanding more rights and recognition than ever before, I think that this topic is appropriate to talk about.

Language and gender has become an increasingly popular topic of study over recent decades, most likely due to the second wave of feminism in the 1960s and 70s. This can also be seen in the fact that goals of linguistic studies shifted at this point, to not just look at grammatical differences between males and females but to examine sexism and gender bias in language. The wording of such studies becomes increasingly important in the modern era, as gender is now recognised as a socially constructed concept of masculine and feminine features, based on biological sex but not limited to that. Simone de Beauvoir (1952) believed that we gradually become more masculine or feminine but we are not inherently gendered.

We like to believe that as a society we have come so far and that we have begun to shed our prejudice ways and make the world a better place. However, gender roles and assumptions still have significant influences over individuals, and particularly youth in school. Dictating their belief in themselves, until assumptions and stereotypes become self-fulfilling prophesies (Elliot 2009). To me, gender has always been a defining factor in my life, it has shaped how capable people thought I was, the way I dress and the way I value different components of my life. However, for me, my gender has also been a place of defiance and I have always taken great pleasure in pushing the boundaries of what was expected. I worked to have people see me as ‘atypical’ within my gender category, taking positions of power on our student council, playing rough sports like rugby and hockey, and taking a science heavy course load. But more then anything I liked being the girl who could keep up with the boys while wearing a dress. In doing this, I learned that no matter how many times I proved myself capable, everyone would still assume that because I was female I needed help and that my abilities could not stack up to my male counterparts. Even though the education system has developed since I was in High School and Elementary school, the root of the programs, structure and curriculum of schools is still deeply rooted in binary ideas about gender. Society considers gender and sex as the same concept that dictates the focus and support provided to individuals throughout their educational careers (Elliot 2009). In my own practice I see the effects of this gendered approach throughout my institution. One of the most troubling aspects has been how we address gender equality and the methods that schools take to try to close the gap. I have found that many traditional educational approaches run into the same issues that feminist movements have, where in an attempt to counter gendered beliefs, they utilize the same essentialist ideas (Petersen 2000). In this paper, I will dissect the binary ideals that surround schools and school support systems to analyze the ways in which we can account for all genders, while still address the stereotypes