How a woman is perceived is something that is prevalent in our society today and a good portion of how she is perceived has to do with how the woman is dressed. Women spend many moments every day contemplating what they are going to adorn for the activities they have planned; some women put on many different outfits in the same day for the various social occasions they are attending. A main concern when choosing an outfit surrounds the notion of what a stranger, they have not met yet, is going to think about the outfit that is chosen. “Studies have shown that the way a person dresses influences impressions of her personality, credibility, attractiveness, sociability, compliance, charitable/giving behavior, and power/status” (Turner-Bowker,
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A study by M. R. Dennis and A. D. Kunkel found that “gender stereotypes are common, culturewide beliefs about how men and women differ in personal qualities and characteristics” (156). Dennis and Kunkel presented testable evidence that gender stereotypes are something that is across many cultures and accentuates the differences between men and women. This is something that is not going to stop any time soon but there is knowledge about how it can work to a person’s advantage or disadvantage. A study by Stewart Page and Samantha Meretsky, found that “both men and women frequently endorse many stereotyped ideas about both genders” (29); however, studies have shown that “women view others, regardless of sex or position, as more qualified than do men” (Dennis, M. R. et. al. 157). This is apparent in hiring decisions and in how males and females are treated in a job setting. A study by D. M. Turner-Bowker found that “clothing may have a stronger influence than physical attractiveness on perceptions and hiring decisions” (313). In the business world, it seems that if a person is hired or not depends largely on the first impression given. A first impression is someone’s initial snapshot of you and usually there is no speech involved in that initial snapshot, just how a person presents himself. This is a main reason why clothing has such a …show more content…
There are stereotypes of how a person should dress that go beyond our society today and are across cultures. These preconceived notions affect a person’s ability to get hired and how the person is treated once they are hired. The studies that I have mentioned have all investigated why there are stereotypes and how that is related to clothing. A study by Peter Glick, Sadie Larsen, and Cathryn Johnson explores how women specifically are affected by clothing in relation to the job title they hold. They found that “perceptions of a female manager were strongly influenced by manipulating the degree to which her clothing and personal grooming emphasized sexuality” (Glick, P., Larsen, S., Johnson, C. 394). How people perceived the woman they viewed had a lot to do with her clothing style. It suggested that a person would make a strong judgment about a woman’s ability to do her job based on her clothing
A study by M. R. Dennis and A. D. Kunkel found that “gender stereotypes are common, culturewide beliefs about how men and women differ in personal qualities and characteristics” (156). Dennis and Kunkel presented testable evidence that gender stereotypes are something that is across many cultures and accentuates the differences between men and women. This is something that is not going to stop any time soon but there is knowledge about how it can work to a person’s advantage or disadvantage. A study by Stewart Page and Samantha Meretsky, found that “both men and women frequently endorse many stereotyped ideas about both genders” (29); however, studies have shown that “women view others, regardless of sex or position, as more qualified than do men” (Dennis, M. R. et. al. 157). This is apparent in hiring decisions and in how males and females are treated in a job setting. A study by D. M. Turner-Bowker found that “clothing may have a stronger influence than physical attractiveness on perceptions and hiring decisions” (313). In the business world, it seems that if a person is hired or not depends largely on the first impression given. A first impression is someone’s initial snapshot of you and usually there is no speech involved in that initial snapshot, just how a person presents himself. This is a main reason why clothing has such a …show more content…
There are stereotypes of how a person should dress that go beyond our society today and are across cultures. These preconceived notions affect a person’s ability to get hired and how the person is treated once they are hired. The studies that I have mentioned have all investigated why there are stereotypes and how that is related to clothing. A study by Peter Glick, Sadie Larsen, and Cathryn Johnson explores how women specifically are affected by clothing in relation to the job title they hold. They found that “perceptions of a female manager were strongly influenced by manipulating the degree to which her clothing and personal grooming emphasized sexuality” (Glick, P., Larsen, S., Johnson, C. 394). How people perceived the woman they viewed had a lot to do with her clothing style. It suggested that a person would make a strong judgment about a woman’s ability to do her job based on her clothing