Imagine you being denied an activity just because of your gender. “You’re a boy - do sports and be ‘manly’” is what I have been told many times in my previous schools in Russia. Russia, a world leading superpower, still relies on gender roles to allow society to function efficiently. Living in Singapore for eight years has put me far ahead of my peers in my home country. Needless to say, my homeland doesn’t understand that we, as a race, are changing along with our morals. Social acceptance from the people that reside in the nation I label “home” is very important to me; so one can imagine the discomfort and awkwardness I feel trying to break out of my limitations as a boy.
Since a young age, we are divided into two stereotypes - boys and …show more content…
Since 2009, Japan has been using blue light bulbs in the train stations to prevent the high suicide rate. The results were astonishing. The suicide rate at those train stations went down by roughly 20%. Just a couple centuries ago a boy wanting to be a designer was considered taboo. Now, seven out ten of the most influential designers of the twenty-first century are men. Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and Tom Ford - the list goes on and on. It has even been thought by many, that for a couple of decades men have dominated the fashion industry.
So why have our attitudes towards gender roles changed so much? Only sixty years ago women’s job choices were limited, now ‘her’ limitations are barely seen? A recent survey showed that up to an astounding 75% of all Americans believe in the social, politic and economic equality of the genders. Sociologists suggest that because of a lot of strong women standing up to men, such as the suffragettes, inspired other women were empowered to stand up and break the boundaries, like a bird escaping from the cage. Many independent women of the twentieth century have motivated women to this day. By the suffragette movement, women and men started their journey of ‘equality’. A woman should be able to do what a man can,
Since a young age, we are divided into two stereotypes - boys and …show more content…
Since 2009, Japan has been using blue light bulbs in the train stations to prevent the high suicide rate. The results were astonishing. The suicide rate at those train stations went down by roughly 20%. Just a couple centuries ago a boy wanting to be a designer was considered taboo. Now, seven out ten of the most influential designers of the twenty-first century are men. Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and Tom Ford - the list goes on and on. It has even been thought by many, that for a couple of decades men have dominated the fashion industry.
So why have our attitudes towards gender roles changed so much? Only sixty years ago women’s job choices were limited, now ‘her’ limitations are barely seen? A recent survey showed that up to an astounding 75% of all Americans believe in the social, politic and economic equality of the genders. Sociologists suggest that because of a lot of strong women standing up to men, such as the suffragettes, inspired other women were empowered to stand up and break the boundaries, like a bird escaping from the cage. Many independent women of the twentieth century have motivated women to this day. By the suffragette movement, women and men started their journey of ‘equality’. A woman should be able to do what a man can,