The Wonder Woman Precedent Summary

Stefan Babich, a blogger for Periscope Magazine, a blog for women.Wrote a online article in 2011 that Brings up an issue many of us might not have even knew existed, that there is a lack of female protagonists in Pixar films. Babich brings up many points that are important to think about, because whether we realise it or not films,books,video games, and the media in general, at times do treat women to be less than their male counterparts.

First of all, the gender pay is a real problem in the world, despite what many think. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the gender pay gap is “the difference between the amounts of money paid to women and men, often for doing the same work”. This is important because many people think that the gender wage gap does not exist, even though it clearly does. Another reason why this is important is because many people argue that the gender wage gap exists because women have lesser-paying jobs, when a lot of the time it happens between men and women working the same job. Many people do not realize what the gender pay gap actually is, and they form an opinion of it before they know what it really is.

To support Fredrickson’s argument, editor Stephanie Thompson from World Economic Forum includes statistical evidence in her article “The Simple Reason for the Gender Pay Gap: Work Done by Women is Still Valued Less” to prove that women are paid less than men even when they possess the same job title. According to Thompson’s article, higher paying jobs have wage gaps, and a few of these job titles include physicians/surgeons with women making only seventy one percent of what men do and financial specialists with women making only sixty six percent of what men do in those areas

Women employees make less than men in the same job position. “It is an absolute scandal that American women continue to earn just $0.77 for every dollar men earn.” (Sen. Mikulski) There should not be a gender pay gap. Workers should be given salaries based on their work ethics, degrees, and academic credentials.

Wonder Woman costumes for Halloween are a perfect choice for both young girls and women. It's nice to feel like a beautiful, powerful and sexy Amazon princess. Mothers and daughters alike can wear these outfits for trick-or-treating fun. Wonder Woman has been a feminine status symbol for decades and is looked up to by many women.

economy has changed enormously. They are increasingly holding positions in management, and we are lead to believe the pay gap between men and women are now balanced. In 1963, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act creating it a law that makes different pay wages illegal due to gender based work quality. In the 1960’s women in the United States earned an average of 59 cents for the dollar men made in equal positions. (Gender, Web). Today almost half of the workforce consist of women and are the main source of income in four out of ten households. A review of the year 2013 shows that female full-time workers only received 78 cents to the dollar earned by men (Pay,

In Kantha Pollitt 1991 article “The Smurfette Principle” she makes the argument that, like Smurfette who is surrounded entirely by only male characters, the majority of media in the United States is centered on male characters and the women and girls in those images are almost entirely supporting characters. To drive this point home she states, “Take a look at the kids’ section of your local video store. You’ll find that features starring boys, and usually aimed at them, account for 9 out of 10 offerings.”(Pollitt, 1991) In other words, despite women (and girls) comprising about half of the U. S. population, about 90% of the media available for children is geared almost directly towards boys. Additionally, when discussing the content of much of what is available, she states, “Boys define the group, its story, and its code of

Even though men still beat women with income pay, women out beat men in education. Women would go into schooling to get higher education but yet when they get hired in the medical field or a field that has to do with technology, the article, It’s Time For Equal Pay Now, states that, “women in these fields make 28 percent less than their male counterparts” (Lyes/blog.dol.gov). It is not right because both women and men worked hard and probably had the same struggle to get this position but yet women still gets paid less of what the men

In response to lack of strong female representation in Hollywood films, Jemina Lewis wrote a persuasive article on women being overlooked in Hollywood and how it is impacting kids-particularly young girls. Appearing in the Age on July the 4th, 2015, Lewis argues in a critical and sarcastic manner that Hollywood should dismissing the wants – even needs – of half its audience, and create more powerful female role models – particularly superheros. Adopting a challenging and scornful tone Lewis positions parents and superhero fans alike to accept her case against the Hollywood industry.

Katha Pollitt, a poet and essayist, published an essay entitled “Hers; The Smurfette Principle,” which is written from a mother's perspective. Katha's daughter grew up watching Disney princesses needing to be saved by men, and doing nothing for themselves. She then goes on to draw attention to the fact that the majority of children's television programs feature males as the lead characters. Also, when a female character is present, outnumbered as she may be, the character almost always plays an unimportant role. Katha named this the Smurfette Principle: a group of male characters accented by one female, who is always stereotypically defined (Pollitt 1). This principle was based on the show, “The Smurfs,” where every single Smurf in town is a boy, except Smurfette, a pretty blonde in a dress. However, it doesn't stop at television programs. Children's books also center around male characters and stereotype female characters. Part of the blame also falls on parents for not monitoring what their children are viewing as much as they sometimes should. Television programs and books that exemplify the “Smurfette Principle” teach young girls that they are inferior and exist only in relation to

The presence of media is prevalent in our technology savvy lives. Yet with inequality shown in media, we are constantly bombarded with sexist concepts. This issue was specifically exemplified in the movie “The Avengers” where a bunch of superheroes get together to collectively defeat an enemy.

The pay gap between men and women has been a pressing issue that is still at the forefront of many political and everyday discussions. Women are currently about half of the U.S. labor force and are increasingly becoming the breadwinners of their families yet some statistics show that they still make about 77% less than men. This number is even lower when it comes to women of color in the workforce (Women’s Bureau U.S. Department of Labor). Although liberals and conservatives agree that there is a difference between what men and women make, their explanations for why this is the case differ tremendously and their approach to a solution differs greatly as well.

The producers and screenwriters of X-men films disseminated a traditional patriarchal roles in which women are dominated by men. Males are depicted as having the qualities of strength, courage, confidence and the ability to be at the frontline to defeat any intruders or villains. These qualities reflect the kind of job men are engaged in and outside of films and provides an advantage to male superheroes. On the other hand, constraints are placed on the roles of female heroines by gender stereotypes. Most of the heroines possess independence and power, but they always succumb to patriarchal structures.

Children always looking for a positive role model to have, and many end up choosing superheroes they see in their favorite comic books or ones they have seen in the media. Since children are so easily affected by things they see in their childhood, having discriminatory elements in these influential characters may be problematic. “The Wonder Woman Precedent: Female (Super) Heroism on Trial” written by Julie D. O’Reilly, was published in the Journal of American Culture in 2005. O’Reilly is a professor of communication and women and gender at Heidelberg University. In “The Wonder Woman Precedent”, she writes about the hardships that female superheroes in the media must face that male superheroes do not go

I examined different professional industries in The United States to get a familiar understanding of gender inequality around me. Gender inequality does not particularly favor one sex in every professional industry. Joanne Lipman’s article, "Let’s Expose the Gender Pay Gap," dealt with professional women in the work force and the gender pay gap that exists between professional men. There is also a distinct gender gap between a woman and a man asking for a raise or promotion within a company. “Female doctors and surgeons, for example, earn 71 percent of what their male colleagues make, while female financial specialists are paid just 66 percent as much as comparable men. Other researchers have calculated that women one year out of college earn 6.6 percent less than men after controlling for occupation and hours, and that female M.B.A. graduates earn on average $4,600 less than their male classmates for their first jobs.” (Lipman). There is a statistical gender pay gap in The United States that is undeniable.