The Stereotypes In The Profession Of Women

As stereotypes or gendered identities are all around us in our life, we may not even realize we are stereotyping someone. Stereotypes can be positive, negative, or neutral. Stereotypes are based on gender, ethnicity, or occupation are common in many societies, especially in this one. One of the many stereotypes or gender identity’s that I grew up believing and the one I am going to focus on is that “all women are caregivers or mothers”. Growing up I was taught as a child to perceive women as someone in the family that regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person. A caregiver or a mother is someone you can rely on for help, and someone who will be there for you through the good and the bad times in life. Women are professed as mothers probably for the simple fact that in a lot of cases, women are the ones holding these roles. Therefore, I always believed this as a child, I was surrounded by women who were caregivers or mothers. However, this is not always the case, as to why this is indeed a stereotype among women. Surely enough this is one gender identity that I have changed my mind about throughout the years. I once had stereotyped women for being caregivers or mothers but growing up and having this proven wrong to me repeatedly has made me change my mind.

Women often have a stereotypical role in our society. Whether it is today or back in the 1800’s. Women are to cook, clean and take care of the children at home. The fact is, women can do more than that. They deserve more respect than what they get. Sex nor race does not define who someone is. It is what is on the inside that defines what they are capable of.

I have witnessed several prejudice or stereotype instances recently in my life, whether it be a personal accusation or done to a friend. The most prevalent being sexism in a workplace environment. One event in particular was when I worked as a waitress at a golf course restaurant in Connecticut. The owner of the establishment said lowkey offensive comments in regards to the female staff. When I was putting away dishes in the kitchen, the owner would say “a girl should have your job in the kitchen and you should be out on the course” to our cook. In addition to comments such as the previous one, the owner would never let any of the female employees work as the bartender (which was the best paying job at the restaurant). He would always hire

According to the latest survey by the United States Census Bureau, there are about 330,000 male nurses in America. However, there are approximately 3.5 million nurses total, which means that only nine percent of people in this profession are men; the percentage has increased 6.9 percent in the last forty years. I believe that both genders should have the option of becoming a nurse. Males pursuing the nursing profession is sometimes frowned upon, since society has a negative stigma that males should be doctors if they enter the health field. This harmful stereotype causes unnecessary hesitation for men wanting to become a nurse and makes them feel judged. Male nurses can supply strength for tasks that many female nurses do not possess, and

It’s no question that women have been put under very specific stereotypes, specifically since the 1800s, women are to “stay home to take care of their children and perform household chores, while the men were the bread earners” which, over the next century, would turn out to be a hard stereotype to break (“The Evolution of Women in the Workforce”). After the Civil War, African American women had to provide for themselves and loved ones, post freedom of slavery, which would result in the joining of the workforce. Married white middle class women would soon join but it wouldn’t come to make a huge impact up until World War II: 1939, where it became vital for women to start working. The Draft of World War II was issued on September 16th, 1940 for men to leave their jobs behind, as well as their families and go on to fight for America’s freedom (The National WWII Museum). After a drastic decrease in the workforce the government then saw an opportunity for the use of women to help with the shortage of supplies and resources used during the war. Propaganda posters would come into play to encourage women to get up and join the working forces, such as Rosie the Riveter. Rosie the Riveter displays a

The number of women practicing medicine has been increasing steadily over the past century. However during the early modern period, women learning and practicing medicine have faced some strong barriers. Among them, the stereotype ideas rooted in the culture and social beliefs of the time was the most common ones.

Nurses, counselors, teachers, wedding planners, interior decorators, and pediatricians are just some of the important positions women hold in the workforce, however, there has been a lack of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related careers. Women tend to be drawn more towards careers dealing with secretarial work, health care and retail instead of engineering, chemistry, and technology. One of the biggest reason women do not enter these fields is due to cultural stereotypes. Another is due to the multitude of positions available to women that are not STEM related. Finally, women tend to look for jobs that are more flexible, hands on, financially rewarding and socially welcoming.

The article discusses its argument, stating that men are being oppressed in today’s society, similar to how women once were. The article argues it’s three main points: that men are negatively portrayed in the media, restricted of their necessities at schools, and always viewed guilty in the eyes of society and the law. The issue raised is whether or not men are truly being oppressed in today’s world. The article concludes stating that the only difference between the ways men are currently being treated and the ways women were once treated is that men do not fight back.

Journalism is the window in the wall between the public and what is going on in the world. Unfortunately, there are a lot of stereotypes in our society and if the media fails to recognize these stereotypes, nothing is going to change. African Americans, women, Latinos, and many more minorities are often portrayed negatively in the media and it affects them more than most people may think. If broadcasting stations hire more women and minorities, these issues will be better recognized and a conscious effort will be made to put an end to stereotypes in the media.

Woman has been viewed different from the early 1900’s till now in the 2000’s. Back then woman dressed well , by that I mean women wore clothes that covered them. Long dress , heels , and respected themselves. They had class , now woman are taking all of that and is going the opposite direction. Not caring the way they carry themselves , they way they act , the things that they but this draws me to my main point which is women haven’t always been a sex symbol but why they are the way they are now.

The male nurses are gay or effeminate is one of the negative images that are popular in the society. The public view male nurses in negative ways as they believe that nursing is a woman’s profession. According to Fisher as cited in Young (2002), male nurses are frequently stereotyped as non-achievers, homosexuals, and feminine. It is called as non-achievers as public perceived that male should be in another profession such as physician or engineer (Young, 2002). This make the recruitment of male students into the nursing profession become difficult as their parent will disapprove it. Moreover, people also think that all male nurses are feminine and homosexuals as they choose to be in the woman’s profession which need them to be caring and more

A woman goes to work and does the same job as a man, she gets paid 77 to 78 cents for every dollar a man makes. A woman can be as emotional as she would like, whereas if a man is, he is presumed gay or ‘girlish.’ A woman can be a nurse, but a man cannot. A man can be a mechanic, but a woman cannot. We all place stereotypes upon gender, even if we don’t intend to.

A study on the implicit and explicit occupational gender types, Sex Roles, “Occupational gender stereotypes are activated when men and women are considered to be more suited for certain occupations based on stereotyped characteristics and temperaments” (White and White 2006). Matheus represented the following examples, “a stereotypically feminine job would be associated with attributes such as nurturing, caring, and being sensitive to the needs of others and a stereotypically masculine job would be associated with attributes such as decisiveness, coldness and toughness” (Matheus 2010). Nowadays, women are usually seen in the workforce as secretaries and nurses. Meanwhile, most doctors and construction laborers are men. In addition, Anker points out that “Occupational segregation by gender is prevalent in most if not all countries” (Anker 1998). “Women and men work in different fields and within fields at different levels” (Anker 1998). Diekman and Wilde explained that “men’s concentration in leadership and other high power roles led to the assumption that men have “agentic characteristics” such self-assertion and dominance and women’s concentration in subordinate and caretaking roles lead to the assumption that they have “communal characteristics” such as being kind and supportive (Diekman and Wilde 2005).

As I walked out of my nine-story apartment complex, I saw an interesting array of faces. Mixed genders, some male, some female, all very different deep down inside. I study their faces, wondering what it'd be like to walk a day in their shoes. Some people are like open books, you can look at their facial expression and instantly guess what their emotions are, yet others are like locked diaries. You can't tell what they're thinking and you'll probably never know. I shake the thought out of my head as I rummage through my pathetic excuse of a handbag, pulling out my most recent bank statement. Thirty-two cents to my name. How do I live like this? My train of thought is lost as my mind ponders elsewhere. Do you think people can tell I'm a broke

Numerous scholarly literature in nursing has found that men who chose to pursue a career in nursing were faced with various challenges and barriers. For many years, male nurses has struggled with the stereotypes placed on them due to the dominance of women in the nursing profession. As a consequence of this, male nurses were not well accepted by society, despite their growing number and the support from groups for male nurse equality. The decades of generalizing nurses as merely females has caused male nurses to face discrimination from educators, patients, and other nurses. The notion of caring as being a uniquely feminine trait has ultimately contributed to the marginalization of men within the nursing sector. Men in nursing are subjected to unjust discrimination due to their minority status in the nursing profession.