Women have broken many barriers in the last few decades regarding gender inequality. Especially in regards to having a voice outside of the household. But the fact remains that a lot of women are still put in the position …show more content…
Dorment states that “There are about as many women in the workforce as men” (Dorment 698). He also believes that of anyone males suffer the most when it comes to the balancing act of “having it all”, he stresses the fact that males have given up much more past and present when it comes to managing a family and a job. Using himself as an example he points out that his wife works more, makes more, and does less at home despite the fact that they both graduated with the same degree in journalism. Author Bell Hooks also supports Dorments when it comes to the things Sandberg and Slaughter failed to include when discussing the balancing act. For example, Hooks’ references race as an important factor when it comes to essentially sharing the conference table with our male counterparts. Hook emphasis the idea that Sandberg simply limits her agenda of leaning in to white women who are fortunate enough to compete with white males. Not only is it important to be inclusive when discussing social differences it’s important to acknowledge the many prejudices when it comes to being anyone in today’s …show more content…
He supports this by using the tv show Mad Men as an example of how males can be just as vulnerable in the office as women can. Hook’s also describes how Sandberg destroyed her platform to completely advocate for women, by saying Lean In isn’t a feminist movement Sandberg lightens her image and constantly separates herself from the stereotypical feminist. In which she shies away from being pictured “as a man-hating ball-busting feminist nag” (Hook 667) this is very important because instead of directing her issues toward society about the way we view women she is essentially pushing the blame back on them by making fun of her own experiences. In addition, Saul Kaplan the author of The Plight of Young Males fears that young males will soon be left behind education wise. He dismisses the idea that males are praised upon in the classroom setting for example, “the average 11th grade boy writes at the level of the average 8th grade girl” (Kaplan 733). This is a direct contradiction to Sandberg statement that boys are invested in education wise because girl often don’t achieve high status in the workplace. Further than education Authors Penelope Eckert and Sally McConnell-Ginet discuss how stereotype are pushed upon us far before we realize it in their Article in titled Learning to