Mid Term Essay #3: Socialized Into Gender “What a cute little boy that is, he is absolutely beautiful” says a friendly pedestrian in the grocery store. Little did they know the mother of that child would suddenly be enraged at the fact that someone just called her new baby girl, a boy. This suddenly makes us question the things that make a girl and a boy different. There are many things you can list off, such as, hair length, body type, clothes worn, makeup and accessories. The issue is that these are material, physical appearance things. Not only do boys and girls generally have a different outer appearance, often their personalities are different as well. Boys tend to like sports, drive fast, keep their feelings to themselves and be adventurous.
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This topic is covered by Correll, Benard and Paik’s their research on the Motherhood Penalty. “In the United States employed mothers suffer a per-child wage penalty of approximately 5%” (Correll, Benard and Paik). This statistic makes me sick to my stomach. Woman should not been seen as weak, or incapable of work because of their home life. This standard they are automatically associated with is a status characteristic. Status characteristics are set expectations and beliefs that the mother role will conflict with the worker role (Garni Powerpoint). A result of this is that men are statistically paid better if they are a father (Correll, Benard and Paik). While the mothers are being penalized for having children, fathers are idolized for it. This is seen in very extreme measures. Men are actually seen as more responsible and allowed to be late more often than non fathers (Correll, Benard and Paik 1298). This completely contradicts the views of employed mothers. Employed mothers now account for the largest “gender gap” in paid wages (Correll, Benard and Paik 1298). Gender inequality is part of society that has got to change. Eventually this gender pay gap will affect me in the professional world. I plan to attend medical school and become a specialized doctor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Statistically proven today, a man equally as qualified as me will still make a higher annual salary. This will deprive me of providing for …show more content…
While I do not mind getting to wear dresses, makeup and curl my hair, being a girl makes me no less capable of achieving most things in life. Now I must recognize that if women were drafted for war I would be terrified, and if I was in a burning building near death, I would want a man to come up and save me. It should be recognized that the male and female sex are biologically different for a variety of reason. Men and women will never be the exact same because in the beginning it was never intended to be that way. While I would not change the way of the biological world, I would love to see equality for women in the workplace. In the hopes that this will happen in my lifetime, I will continue to work everyday to prove that I am just as capable as a man to be a fantastic doctor
This topic is covered by Correll, Benard and Paik’s their research on the Motherhood Penalty. “In the United States employed mothers suffer a per-child wage penalty of approximately 5%” (Correll, Benard and Paik). This statistic makes me sick to my stomach. Woman should not been seen as weak, or incapable of work because of their home life. This standard they are automatically associated with is a status characteristic. Status characteristics are set expectations and beliefs that the mother role will conflict with the worker role (Garni Powerpoint). A result of this is that men are statistically paid better if they are a father (Correll, Benard and Paik). While the mothers are being penalized for having children, fathers are idolized for it. This is seen in very extreme measures. Men are actually seen as more responsible and allowed to be late more often than non fathers (Correll, Benard and Paik 1298). This completely contradicts the views of employed mothers. Employed mothers now account for the largest “gender gap” in paid wages (Correll, Benard and Paik 1298). Gender inequality is part of society that has got to change. Eventually this gender pay gap will affect me in the professional world. I plan to attend medical school and become a specialized doctor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Statistically proven today, a man equally as qualified as me will still make a higher annual salary. This will deprive me of providing for …show more content…
While I do not mind getting to wear dresses, makeup and curl my hair, being a girl makes me no less capable of achieving most things in life. Now I must recognize that if women were drafted for war I would be terrified, and if I was in a burning building near death, I would want a man to come up and save me. It should be recognized that the male and female sex are biologically different for a variety of reason. Men and women will never be the exact same because in the beginning it was never intended to be that way. While I would not change the way of the biological world, I would love to see equality for women in the workplace. In the hopes that this will happen in my lifetime, I will continue to work everyday to prove that I am just as capable as a man to be a fantastic doctor