Gender Stereotypes

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

Once again, she finds herself in the middle of a crowded high school hallway, surrounded by strangers on all sides. Girls glare at her as if she was an enemy. She probably is, considering she is the new girl entering their school from somewhere else. Guys stare at her like she’s fresh meat, which she is. Some of those guys stare at her like they want to hunt her down, as a predator does to its prey. She keeps on walking down the corridor, keeping her head down with her hood covering half of her face. Having her earphones on and just listening to music, pretending as if they didn’t exist.

For this homework assignment, I chose an image that represented a very “typical” gender stereotype. I specifically picked this picture form Google images, because I wanted to demonstrate that even children at a young age are facing the same gender stenotypes that male and female face when they become older. This image portrays what a “typical” guy and girl should be like. According to society, a guy/male should be tough, strong, manly, more active, etc.… A girl/female should be girly, look pretty, be submissive, more responsible, etc.…

I strongly believe that boys and girls should get the opportunity to play on the same team together if they wanted to.This would make them be able to learn more about the sport and help them to get better.If boys and girls were on the same teams they would be able to make more friends and there wouldn't be as much drama. One more reason I think that they should be able to be on the same team is because it would challenge them to get better and help them engage in each other without being shy.

The media plays one of the major roles in fueling this fear. By portraying horrifying scenes from around the world, the media introduces fear into “large populations, especially in countries where the average household watches television eight hours a day” (Beuhler n.p). The media seems to excel when covering conflict, especially when it comes to the Islamic world, which is filled with conflicts. The film industry has also been blamed for advancing Islamophobia by portraying Muslims and Arabs as the “bad guys” in Hollywood and Bollywood movies. Such movies influence how Muslims are viewed. The Hollywood film industry has defended itself by stating that they have avoided using Muslims as the villain since 2001. Similary, Bollywood, the Indian

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King Jr’s ideology aligns deeply with my convictions. Justice for all is becoming the trademark of my generation and I wholeheartedly support our march toward equality. Any injustice is infuriating, but the lack of representation of minorities in media is an infraction that ignites genuine animosity within me. Inadequate representation negatively impacts the perception of minorities and harms individual minority youth.

By the time we start school, we begin to learn and gain intelligence of the world. But by

It’s quite obvious women have definitely gained more rights in a century, and that they’re almost as equal as men. Notice how I put “almost” in there; not equal, but almost equal. Women are still seen as the “house-wife who has to take care of the kids, clean the house, and cook for the family,” and that’s even how they were seen back then. Sure, women get an education and go to a university, but don’t change the fact that they’re still seen as inferior to men. “In May, Google released its employee data report, revealing major disparities between gender demographics. Google reported having a workforce composed of only 30% women (Chan).” There are more women in the world, yet the job opportunities aren’t equal and men are being given the job

One fascinating and important demographic divide in the electorate that greatly influences individual political choices is gender. Each gender has particular voting trends and policy priorities that differ among men and women. Women, for example, are more likely to vote Democratic, and for the past six elections, the majority of women have voted for the Democratic candidate for president. Conversely, the majority of men have voted for Republican or conservative candidates for the past nine elections (for 1992 and 1996 the majority of male voters voted for the conservative candidates Bush and Perot and Dole and Perot respectively). For the current primary season, female voters play a significant role in the Democratic primary, the majority

Stereotypes and gender roles affect the need or ability for self- expression. They affect the need or ability for self expression because it affects the way people get looked at, and as a result makes people scared to be their true self. Chicano women go through the struggle of both gender roles and stereotypes, while Chicano men go through the struggle of stereotypes. Women have also have not been treated equally compared to men. In Judith Ortiz Cofer's "American History" and Marta Salinas' "Scholarship Jacket" both women overcome gender roles and stereotypes placed on them due to their Chicana culture because neither are willing to give up hope in the face of adversity.

On August 26,1920, the 19th Amendment,which guaranteed women the right to vote, was formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution

Performing as a male does hinder me, but also helps me in many ways. As a male I feel like I have a duty to always be a gentleman to girls. It is not necessarily a bad attribute, but many sacrifices need to be made. I am always the one driving my friend – a girl - to places around the island and even paying for our meals. The male usually spends more money on the female. Also, since my mom is weaker than me, I would always go out with her and help her with groceries. It makes me use time that I could have used for some other activity. However, I am naturally stronger than girls, which is a blessing as it helps me in many areas of my life but also can have its own disadvantages. Since my forte is not talking with people, I am happy to be a busboy

My full name is Mariah Reistelle Wilkinson, and I grew up in Northeastern Nevada. From age 7 to 18, I raised every orphaned critter from newborn goats to cockatiels. In all my experiences, I have found that even non-human creatures are beautiful and intelligent things, with amazing capacities to love. For these reasons, it should not be surprising that I am vegan.

What proposal can be done to alter the views of the multimedia towards it viewers? I propose a more direct step for one hiring a more diverse staff of these magazine corporations that models the actual face of America. Another would be to bring the relevance of the clearly unsaid problem in the fashion industry. Yes, it is an industry based off looks but I believe it poses a problem when the beauty is characterized as only one specific look. This is damaging in that to the public for instance young women who glorify the media and models themselves off what s seen as right they will lose self identity and will not recognize their own beauty. This leads to many alterations and is one of the reasons why plastic surgery and cosmetics is a booming industry .In 2011 alone America wasted 10.4 billion dollars on cosmetic surgery (Dicker).

How women are perceived by others, and how women perceive themselves, impacts their leadership roles in the work place. Stereotypes and gender biases are themes women have been dealing with for centuries. How women are perceived by social medial and television have been influencing how they are treated by men, and how they view themselves when it comes to taking a leadership role in their organization. According to Omega Institute (2012), “The rapidly shifting landscape of new media and technology, including reality television and celebrity culture, continue to reinforce gender stereotypes” (p. 1). This leads to men still growing up viewing women as home makers versus bread winner. With more women entering leadership roles in the work place they lack the respect from men due to how these men have grown up to know the typical role of a man and woman. Men tend to feel belittled due to the gender stereotypes seen on television, and this leads to women struggling to succeed as a leader with the lack of support from their male counterparts. Lack of confidence with women in the workplace is also influenced and effected by how women are perceived in social media and television. According to Steele (2005), “Exposure to stereotypic commercials persuade women to avoid leadership roles” (p. 276). As young women grow up seeing the typical gender stereotypes they lack ambitions to break the mold and