Why You Need To Let Yourself By Susan Biali

Rethinking Normal is a coming-of-age story about transcending physical appearances and redefining the parameters of “normalcy” to embody one’s true self. Katie Rain Hill memoir on her transition discussed what normal is and how she came to understand that normalcy was completely based on what each person individually makes of it.

According to the latest data from the US Department of Labor, 57% of women participate in the workforce as opposed to 52% in 1980. More women are also participating in athletics, higher education, and politics. However, the results of a psychological study from New Jersey has found that gender stereotyping and classic roles are just as strong today as they were three decades ago. Based on the definition from study.com, gender stereotypes can be described as over-generalizations about the characteristics of an entire group based on gender. For example, the gender stereotype and role of women is that they are supposed to be shy, submissive, and do the cooking and cleaning. Men, on the other hand, are generally expected to be the ones to make money, be more physically strong, and do the fixing of the household according to their gender stereotype. The study- taking place in both 1983

Currently, this generation lies in a time of unprecedented growth and change. The last few decades have endured years of transformation thereby allowing for the evolution of the human mind. The evolution of the human mind and its thought process all lies within cultural beliefs; beliefs affect attitudes and attitudes invertedly affect behavior. These behaviors may implement a form of prejudice and discrimination upon a certain group of individuals. Perhaps the most concurred concept revolving around attitudes and behaviors rests upon gender roles. This flawed concept created by man himself has indoctrinated society to acquire a negative perception of women. Women carry a stigma that they are both unintelligent and are subordinate to their

Do you judge your own ideas before others can? In “Are Your Words Holding You Back,” Ellen Welty explores how many women are often feeling less confident of themselves when speaking with non-intelligent words to get their point across. Using phrases with hesitancy is often frowned upon and will make others not take women seriously. In the past I felt unconfident about how I would use my words but with time and practice I learned to feel more confident when I speak.Being assured of the way one speaks will show people that they are confident and will be looked at differently.

“Family. Peers, and the media constantly reinforce…stereotypes (Auriana Ojeda).” Our culture defines who we are therefore growing up seeing women clean and cook while men are working, shapes how we are and how we think. Media has an impact on everything, even children, such as girls having brooms and kitchen sets to play with while boys have construction toys and cars to play with. Stereotypes are shown in our everyday lives without us even realizing however through the power of what we do or say and with the power of media, we can change that. “Women have always been more likely than men to work part-time in order to manage their family (Galinsky).” Women are traditionally

Women are stereotyped as the cooking, cleaning, child bearing machine whose sole purpose is to take care of men and children. Women are undermined constantly because of stereotypes surrounding them such as being fragile, vein, brainless, very feminine, and submissive. Women’s stereotypes make them appear useless. Growing up as the only girl in a family of men, I

Stereotypes, whether about a race, gender, or ethnicity, have continuously been created and destroyed with the evolution of society’s thoughts. Movements of all kind have fought tirelessly to break down barriers that confine certain groups of people. The Women’s Rights Movement forged against immense repression to acquire the right to vote, work and have true independence. While they achieved their goals, women are still treated as an inferior to a more “dominant” male. Women are classified as lesser, more emotional and weaker than men.

A current example of the stereotypical roles applied to women is the present-day situation; After the battle for equality with men, women have also established different stereotypes. Now to be successful and respected, a woman must be a ‘career woman’, balancing both marriage, children and a job. In fact, ‘stay at home mum’s’ now receive a negative identity, much as educated working women did in the 1950's (Telegraph, 2015). On the other hand, in the attempt to become equal, women have move back and forth too far, neither extreme is reasonable and neither is truly the solution. Neither stereotype is beneficial and right and society (women especially) who deliberate that they have gain the goal, are sometimes considered delusional.

During the 18th and 19th century, patriarchy has been responsible for designing women’s role in society. Throughout history, men have been deemed as superior while women have been regarded as inferior. Society has this ideology that women are the sole laborers of a household; they were not granted the same privileges as men. In addition, women have been negatively affected by stereotyping. Women have been portrayed on television as being submissive to men. The depiction of women on television portrays the implications of a societal view of women. From a man's perspective, an ideal woman is a housewife who does all the household duties herself. However, over the years, studies have shown that gender roles have slowly advanced. Women began

Women. Men. Two simple words that hold so much meaning, belonging to one universal term: Human. In the society we live in today gender is typically no longer viewed in the way that it once was - So in 2018 and a member of that very society, we consider if gender should affect us like it has in the past, historically and should we truly try and fit into the ‘traditional’ gender norms that were once widely socially accepted. Men and women onced lived in the norm of what we today view as ‘stereotypes’ but there are still people who adopt this stereotypical prejudice.

Two kinds by Amy Tan is a short story that you could pull many themes from. The main and most obvious theme I pulled from the story is that everyone is responsible to choose their future.

Today’s society is one in which we get judged for the simplest of things. Whether it is the clothes you wear or the books you read, nothing goes unnoticed. While we are being judged by groundless bases, we have the craving to be seen in a positive way. So, when others perceive us in a negative light, we make choices to prove the opposite. This very aspect of human nature is seen in developed pieces of writing such as My Body Is My Own Business by Sultana Yusifali and Borders by Thomas King, as well as everyday life.

Women tend to be perceived as gentle creatures who contain an innate instinct to be nurturing toward all others. However in reality this is not always the case, and this idea that women are gentle and caring for all is only an idea; these types of ideas, those which categorize women, or any particular group, are known as stereotypes. Some of the most well known stereotypes of women are still perceived as fact rather than opinion. These include but are not limited to the idea that women are meant to be delicate housewives who spend their time raising the children and making meals, while their husbands goes to work and are known as the “breadwinner,” or the idea that women are never to hold a high position at any job, but rather hold delicate positions such as secretary or schoolteacher. But it is these gender stereotypes that females have been forced to overcome in order to achieve both respect and equality in a

Throughout history and today, we women are constant victims of stereotyping from our society. Certain “rules” have to be followed and certain “ideal” women images have to be kept. We are raised in a way to fill certain position where the society wants us to be and as a result, the opportunities are always limited for us and ideas of our importance in the society are diminishing. Even though women gained some independence, where women can work and take various position in society, the society’s idea of typical role of women never seem to change.

Gender stereotypes surface from an early age, from the toys we’re told to play with as children to the type of behaviors we’re encouraged to display. These stereotypes paint an over generalized picture of the population to which they pertain to. They can be very damaging to a person especially when they are imposed on people who fall outside of the norm of the stereotype. One stereotype for example, is that men do not face rape or other domestic violence.