The Negative Aspects Of Gender Stereotypes

Feminist: the person who believes in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. Sexual stereotypes are deeply imbedded into today’s society. Ideals of the gender roles are passed down from generation to generation, creating a gap between what is socially acceptable for a woman to do and what is expected of a man. One thousand years ago humans chose dominance by physical capability, simply because it was essential for our survival, but the world has evolved. One thousand years ago physical strength was the most important part of survival for human beings. Men in general are physically stronger therefore it made sense to have a man lead. The world humans live in has evolved and is no longer run by the physically entailed, but by the most intelligent or creative(Adichie). Though this world has evolved, the gender expectations and stereotypes have stayed the same. Sexual stereotypes in America limit men and women to abide with,by the expectations of masculinity and feminism, create a sense of shame for women, and create a gap in today’s job industry.

After many battles in the women's movement, women still find themselves under men. Unfortunately, after years of petitions, marches, and lawmaking men and women are unequal. Society treats women differently from men, forcing each gender into their roles. Sadly, women were unlucky with the roles and men dominating society in every way. Women should break away from stereotypes and gender roles in order to achieve gender equality.

Living in 21st century United States, being a much more liberal and inclusive environment than prior decades, gender “roles” and their normalities are being severely questioned and challenged. Americans have defined and established gender stereotypes that have become a critical part of how we look at gender roles and create biases about each gender. Stereotypes assume people who 'belong ' to a group will appear, behave, look, speak or sound like others from that group. The values, norms, practices, behaviors and traditions associated with the group are shared by all members of the group. For example, gay men are promiscuous, women are maternal and men don 't show emotions. Stereotypes are often dismissive, negative, and they are sometimes

In early childhood, children have already developed clearly defined ideas of what constitutes appropriate behavior for men and women (Blackmore, 2003; Mahalik et al., 2005). These ideas, called “gender role norms,” affect the way people believe they are supposed to act, think, and even feel depending on their sex (Mahalik et al., 2005).

During school years, I wasn't like "other girls". No I'm not going to tell you about how I was different or I fell in love with the popular kid and he didn't even know I existed. I was just the girl who never got into the phase of make up. I was never dressed up in cute dresses, or was remotely interested in "girly toys" (other than Polly Pockets, I mean who didn't love those adorable mini rubber barbies?!). I woke up five minutes before the bus would come to my stop, throw on my sweatshirt and take my hair out of my braid and run. I never worried about getting up an hour early to make sure I had my make up on point (not that there is anything wrong with that at all, it's just not what I did). I was always told by the girls I went to school with about how lucky I was to not have to wake up early to get ready for school. I always thought that was kind of weird though since they were all cute enough to do the same thing I did. I didn't think they needed to go through the trouble.

Everyone at some point in their lives have been negatively impacted based on their gender; whether you are male or female. We are expected to be our gender; Dress and act like a woman or dress and act like a man. The common phrase “be a man” is telling men to act tougher and to show less emotion. Another common phrase is “Stop being such a girl”, as though being a woman is a bad thing, it is seen as an insult, but also degrades women. These sayings usually are not understood as mean, rather than motivators. We are raised to believe how members of each gender are supposed to act, this socialization begins in the home, with those who raise us. A study conducted by John F. Peters shows how teens perceive gender stereotypes from their parents.

When the subject of eating disorders comes up it is mostly teenage girls or women that are put in the spotlight. People focus on the modeling and advertising industries by calling them out for the unhealthy image they create for young women, even though it is well known that most if not all their images are photoshopped. The implied message of most advertisements raising awareness for eating disorders is that women are the only one that suffer from them. Based on the visualization of two ads- one from dove encouraging women to love their bodies and the other from NEDA (National eating disorder association) for a helpline both the of ads help to reinforce the false belief, that women are the only ones that suffer from eating disorders. But one aspect that people tend to overlook and that has not come to public attention until just recently is the rising number of cases in men and adolescent boys

Although black and women were in bad condition in the past many decades, their conditions had been improved over fifty years. First, in the election of the presidency in 2008 and 2012, it had been first that the person of that president is the first black president who called Barack Hussein Obama II in the United States history. Second, even though women haven’t been a president in United States history, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie "Gracie" Allen ,Gracie Allen, who had been a first women president candidate in 1940; and in recent year of 2016, there is a lot of women president candidate. Third, black and women even also have success in the Supreme Court judges. Among the nine judges in 2009, there is one woman and eight men include the one black

In society it is very hard to get away from sexism. It shows up in the media, clothing products, toys, and even television shows. Not only do we have lingerie commercials on television but now they consist of very skinny models with big breasts and of course they are gorgeous and a size zero. What ever happened to the overweight women, or the flat chested lady that just had three kids, why is she not on the runway showing off the new items for Victoria’s Secret? From a marketing perspective; sex sells. It is unfortunate that it has to happen at all, not only does it happen to women but also to men. Both genders are being portrayed as sexist’s objects in many different aspects in our society.

Fans of the reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians received some shocking news last night when Kim Kardashian revealed she is pregnant. The baby news was announced during a mid-season preview of the upcoming second half of the hit reality television series. "I just got the blood test back and I am pregnant," Kim revealed to her sister Khloe. The new baby will be Kim and Kanye West's second child; their first born North will be two years old on June 15th. "Kim and Kanye told North the news together, and they explained as best as they could that she was going to have a brother or sister. They made sure to tell her before they announced the news on the reality show," a source told Hollywood Life. Kanye and Kim just celebrated their one-year anniversary last month, and the rapper didn't shy away from revealing his love for Kim on social media. "Kim, I'm so happy to be married to the girl of my dreams... I love you and Nori so much!!! I would find you in any lifetime," West wrote on Twitter.

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For years the media such as, television, magazines, Instagram, twitter, and numerous other internet outlets have been encouraging women to have a lack of confidence in themselves and their body image. They promote unrealistic ideas of what women’s bodies should look like by constantly advertising the thinnest women in the world. When selling products by creating unnatural body types first started, the media probably did not understand what they were doing, or that more and more negative effects will come out of this the longer it occurs. The number of damaging outcomes that continues to occur is at an all-time high and will only continue to grow. The media is putting too much pressure on women by allowing fitness journeys to be posted on social

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

Throughout today’s society, almost every aspect of someone’s day is based whether or not he or she fits into the “norm” that has been created. Specifically, masculine and feminine norms have a great impact that force people to question “am I a true man or woman?” After doing substantial research on the basis of masculine or feminine norms, it is clear that society focuses on the males being the dominant figures. If males are not fulfilling the masculine role, and females aren’t playing their role, then their gender identity becomes foggy, according to their personal judgment, as well as society’s.

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