I Carry: What Does It Means To Be A Woman

Gender derives its formative meaning from culture and societal values, it is not a universal entity as there are various cultures, societal values, beliefs, and preferred ways of organizing collective life across the globe and even within a single culture the meaning of gender varies over time. Chapters three and four of Gendered Lives by Julia T. Wood helps to insightfully look at those views, and rhetorical movements (women and men’s movements) that have overtime influenced, defined and given various meanings to gender (masculinity and femininity).

Why is dress code stricter for girls? I’ve always wondered why dress code is stricter for girls. Girls tend to get pointed out the most for dress code; sometime it’s for a silly reason. Now I know you’re probably wondering why I’m writing about this subject, well I’m a girl who should have the rights to express their body without a boy getting turned on or “distracted”. No girl should get pulled out of class because you can see their shoulders and /or wearing leggings. Pulling a girl out for class for showing their shoulder is more distracting than see a shoulder. I believe that this world is still very sexist. If not then why don’t boy have a stricter dress code? Or should I say why don’t they enforce dress code like they do to the

In the article, “Appearances Are Destructive” by Mark Mathabane argues about how students in school do not focus on learning anymore, but mostly focus on their outfits. He agrees that by providing dress codes will be an effective way to maintain safety in schools. According to Mathabane, dress codes is a solution for students to get on track on their studies, but rather it will not be against freedom. In addition to that, Mathabane claims, that girls pay a lot of attention to their clothing because it gives them respect, to look more attractive, and they feel, they look cool. Mathabane disagree that outfits should be the primary goal for many students, instead of achieving academic success; therefore, dress code will be a solution to have

Girls face more judgement and criticism in society than guys do. This is where double standards comes to play in society. Double standards is when a gender is seems superior than the other. It is very commonly known that women face harsher criticism that men do but it is very taboo in society when men face it as well. In society, women are constantly told how to dress because if one reveals too much skin they are distracting boys. Based on the article, The Double Standards of Gender in Society, by Dasia Echevarria states, “We see this in schools when a dress code is put in place, yet it only applied to girls.” Dress codes are always enforced in school but they are mainly towards females. The problem with the dress codes is that schools are basically sexualizing all these females at a young age. That is the main problem when it comes to the dress

The ability of “he” and “she” presents the major issue in the nature of pronoun use. When a trans person says “I use x pronouns”, they are not the ones who are actually using those pronouns. They are the pronouns others must use in reference to them for an accurate reflection of their identity. If a trans person is going to reference themselves they would be “I”. While one can insist and reiterate their pronouns endlessly- the act of accurate pronoun use falls to the to the person speaking about the trans individual. So this means the ethical responsibility of using the correct pronoun and the pronoun specific effects on a social identity falls on the person speaking about the trans individual.

People in America nust relize that the this country is filled with people of different cultural backgrounds. Along with the different clturals comes the fashion. Many Muslim women wear hijab and burkas from the age of puberty. The Tznuit laws of Orthodox Jews present modesty laws prohibiting the baring of elbows, knees and even the wearing of open-toed shoes. Both men and women are supposed to stick with “demure colors” and married women cover their hair with a wig or head covering. Pentacostal and Evangelical Christians, as well as Mormons, Quakers and Amish, all have dress codes. Biblical verse admonishes women for wearing “pearls or gold, adorning their hair, or wearing expensive clothing.” ( Cone, 2015). Unfortunately, women are taught shame from a young age. For example, in middle school and so forth, within schools, girls are constantly told to "cover up." Dress code policies are forced down girls' throats. Despite whether certain dress codes should be in effect or not, when it comes to girls being punished and sent home from school for wearing shorts on a hot day because their clothing is deemed "distracting," says a great deal about the mindset in our society. Instead of policing girls and scorning them for wanting to be comfortable, why are we not questioning and putting the spotlight on certain boys who lack self-control when they see a spaghetti strap? Issues such as body image and sexuality also provoke intense discussions about policing women's bodies. In terms

Women have proven time and time again that they are capable, strong, and independent. They’ve proven their worth to society and led us to where we are today. While we still face inequalities in our society, we’ve overcome many hardships not only in our home country, but around the world. We can look at each individual woman above and see how her strength, her confidence, and her dedication contributed to the bigger picture. While individually they may seem like small steps, they are raindrops in the hurricane that helped break down the barricades in our world that trapped these women. Each woman helped to destroy the stigma against their weak and frail bodies, their fragile minds and emotions, and their lack of knowledge of the world. Without women, the Allies would have lost the war. It goes to show that sometimes we have to swallow our pride on our social issues and accept that every person is human. Every person is equal, and if given the opportunity, can be just as contributional as their so-called social

“I am Woman” by Helen Reddy reflects the theme of femininity that is presented in The Color Purple. This song explains how women use the strength they acquire when overcoming their struggles to move forward in their lives and how they unite in numbers to defend their beliefs and achieve their goals. The theme of femininity and women uniting that is present in the song is consistent throughout the novel. In lines 1-2 of the song, the lyrics “I am woman, hear me roar / In numbers too big to ignore” relate to how the women in the novel, including Celie, Sofia, Shug, and Mary Agnes join together to defeat the dominance that men exert over them. This is exemplified in the novel when Sofia is in prison and Mary Agnes and the rest of the women do

My score for the BSRI was an 84 in masculinity, and a 118 in femininity. In regards to masculinity, that’s below the average line. This translates to myself having a limited

Everyday I see people getting dress coded for small things when there’s people that are dressed more provocative. You can get dress coded for simply showing your shoulders or your back while there’s girls basically wearing nothing. They are teaching girls that they should dress a certain way not to distract others. Why? They should teach others to stop acting like they have never seen shoulders or thighs before.

A woman who cares so deeply for others, has sacrificed herself for so many others, including you!

Have you ever pondered on what precisely it meant to be defined as a female living in the 21st century? How do you believe your response relates to your surroundings? How does creativity impact your response? What does it mean to be a creative woman versus a creative man? These questions can help us understand femininity and how creativity plays an underlying role in prevalent gender differences that we endure today. The concept of femininity is socially constructed with biological factors incorporated as well. At the outset, a female was defined by the amount of roles she took on in the household whether it was cooking, cleaning, or simply caring for the children. On the other hand, society had associated men with fewer jobs in the home and more in the workforce. Granting those typecasts have improved over the years, there still remains an imbalanced gap between women and men that needs to be filled. The responsibilities of women and men in the 21st century refer to women taking over more “masculine” roles and challenging the role of femininity. In general, society expects females to be sensitive and very dependent and males to be stern and self-governing. And quite often society does not know how to respond when females cross the border of what is labeled as a female “domain”. By virtue of the gap between the opportunities offered to women and men, society dictates that the expectations for each gender contribute to the different experiences that women and men encounter”.

I still can't wrap my head around the fact that girls are being dress coded because their shoulders are showing or their stomachs or showing because it's going to distract the boys from their education. God forbid you are wearing a tank top and a pair of jeans and a boy gets turned on and can't keep his hands to him self and if anyone finds out their fist question will be 'well what were you wearing?' You reply and they are just like well your outfit may have been too revealing. Like how is that out problem? You are going to teach us in school how to cover up but not teach boys to keep their hands to themselves.

Clothes are the way people express themselves in Western culture without the use of words. One can tell many things about a person based upon the way they are dressed. While many things may be erroneous when judging someone by the way they

There is a great distance present between woman in education and woman in society. Women in society, specifically the work place, do not reflect the portrayal of women in education. There is a thin line present between the identity of woman and what characteristics are needed to succeed in the work environment. Woman are capable of obtaining the characteristics that lead to success however, many may question where, when and how these traits are taught to women. In " What Does a Woman Need to Know? b Andriene Rich states that woman may need to look farther than what lessons are provided in standard education in order to achieve success in the working environment. " There is no women's college today which is providing