Gender Gender StereotypesStereotypes

Gender stereotypes play a role in every Gender stereotypes play a role in every society. The boundaries between what men and society. The boundaries between what men and women could do were kept up for many women could do were kept up for many centuries, but the walls are falling down. Our centuries, but the walls are falling down. Our generation is changing what was, but it didn’t generation is changing what was, but it didn’t just start with us…just start with us…

Women of the Women of the 1920’s and 1930’s 1920’s and 1930’s set out to pave the set out to pave the road for the women road for the women in politics. It was in politics. It was tough because the tough because the ground they ground they started on was started on was bumpy and hard. bumpy and hard. These women These women worked tirelessly worked tirelessly for equality for the for equality for the men thought of men thought of them not being as them not being as smart as them .smart as them .

Since the Since the marches made by marches made by women to persuade women to persuade the government to let the government to let them vote, women them vote, women have made much have made much progress. Two progress. Two examples are Sarah examples are Sarah Palin and Sandra Day Palin and Sandra Day O’Conner. Women are O’Conner. Women are now a part of the now a part of the Senate, House of Senate, House of Representatives, Representatives, Supreme Court, and Supreme Court, and maybe one day there maybe one day there will be a female will be a female President (Me).President (Me).

Although many women stuck with the stereotype fit for a woman in the 1930’s, many tried to fight through the controversy. There were women athletes, but most were unable to make a name. These women were able to spark a revolution for women.

Today there are Today there are many female athletes many female athletes who have proven who have proven themselves. They win themselves. They win medals, defeat medals, defeat opponents, and get opponents, and get dirty doing so. These dirty doing so. These women do the same as women do the same as men, but do not men, but do not always have the same always have the same support or fan base support or fan base like men do.like men do.

Women’s role back in the day were to stay home and care for the children. The men went to work to bring home the pay.

Today things Today things have changed. have changed. Many women have Many women have been able to keep been able to keep up with a career up with a career while still being a while still being a mom. The mom. The surprising thing is surprising thing is that some men that some men have become stay-have become stay-at-home dads.at-home dads.

Growing up is Growing up is tough, because kids tough, because kids learn who they are and learn who they are and what they should be. In what they should be. In To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird Scout does not fit the Scout does not fit the stereotype that stereotype that everyone wants her to everyone wants her to be. She plays rough, is be. She plays rough, is tough, and does not tough, and does not wear a dress.wear a dress.

Atticus has Atticus has Aunt Alexandra try Aunt Alexandra try to bring up Scout to bring up Scout but, she has a but, she has a rebellious spirit. She rebellious spirit. She does not like what does not like what she has to do to be she has to do to be a lady. Scout does a lady. Scout does not know there is not know there is other paths to take other paths to take than a stereotype.than a stereotype.

Jem shows a Jem shows a sensitive side sensitive side throughout the throughout the book. Whenever he book. Whenever he cries it is at home cries it is at home and never in public. and never in public. Even today boys Even today boys must try to fit into must try to fit into the stereotype of the stereotype of being tough and not being tough and not sensitive.sensitive.

People People often just have often just have to accept that to accept that people choose people choose not to follow the not to follow the stereotype they stereotype they are given, but in are given, but in the end your the end your loved ones will loved ones will accept you for accept you for who you are.who you are.

Through this Through this presentation there was presentation there was not meant to be a not meant to be a favoring of females, but favoring of females, but most often they are the most often they are the ones stereotyped. Men ones stereotyped. Men also go through this also go through this and those who choose and those who choose to break down the to break down the barriers that are barriers that are holding back in society. holding back in society. As a society, people As a society, people must learn to accept must learn to accept and just as the song and just as the song goes “What you can do goes “What you can do I can do better…”I can do better…”

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