In class today, we discussed the different sex objects that men and women encounter, especially pertaining to work. Everyone knows the stereotypical type of home, where the man is the sole provide and works & the women stays at home cleaning.cooking/taking care of the kids. Why is it now that whenever a women is in the work force with a higher status, like be boss or head sales director, she is only viewed as an emploee not as a women?
Yes, men do get treated different in the sense that we assume that they should be providing for the family and that they should be the ones that go to work. But with women, it seems as if they can't have a high status in the work force because they are viewed as not intelligent enough, they just can't do it, or they shouldn't be because a male can do it better. For example, my step-mom. I admit she is very bubbley and may come across as the "dumb-blonde" to people that first meet her, but she is actually very smart and is good at what she does at work. She has worked hard with her business and raised her kid, but yet it seems like she doesn't get enough credit because she is in a more male dominated business. I know this cause i've gone to work with her several times.
Besides the point, women should not be under-estimated when it comes to how much and well they can handle work. And men should not have all the pressures of being the main provider and should dominate everything. Both genders should be accepted the way they are and that's that!
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I agree with you in a sense, but you have to also remember that we discussed that if women dont stand up and try to make a change it wont happen. You cant expect a man to want change for women to get equal pay. Yet it does fall back on the men as Dr. LU discussed ssaying if the woman gets pregnant, the man is going to have to get a raise or work more. Every dollar counts in todays society and men and women should get paid the same. The relaity is that if you dont like somthing, you should change it. Men are more likely to start up their own business, and minorities are even more likely to have their their own business no matter what the sex is. It appalls me that illegal immigrants can come to america and not complain about the pay they get, yet we complain that they are taking all the jobs and we wouldnt take their pay.
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