Option 1: Women and men both suffer from the stereotypes that are attached to their gender. Women in the workplace may not be respected as men would. They are often passed up for promotions simply due to their gender. This is because of the stereotype established so long ago that women belonged at home and not in the workplace. Women are also not expected to hold certain jobs that often involve mathematics mostly because women aren't expected to thrive in the subject. A lot of times in politics, people don't think that women can hold the positions that men can because they tie everything into their emotions.
On the other side of the spectrum, men sometimes are questioned when they hold positions such as nurses and other jobs that are predominately female. Men are supposed to be tough and able to act without emotion, so when a man is in touch with his emotions, his ideas are discredited. At school, some male athletes change to fit the mold of the dumb jock. Even if they are smart, they may not do their homework or skip class just to keep up the facade.
Both men and women suffer from stereotypes. They limit every one's potential by forcing people into preconceived notions of what they're supposed to be.
So, women are held back by other people that are following stereotypical ideas, and men are held back both by other people that are following stereotypical ideas AND by themselves following stereotypical ideas.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Men must be stupider, then.