Identity
Society has set standards for women today, standards some say are unreachable. To change modern perceptions we have to convince those that we, as women, are capable. For ages women have been overlooked. We have been labeled as caretakers or placed in small offices to do only busy work. There is more to than what we have been labeled. Extensions and blushes are not only what women can specialize in. Men today are viewed as heroes and women can’t even be their sidekick. These views and perceptions just add another layer to a whole new confidence issue. Equality between the sexes could be the solution we need today to break the gender barrier.
A woman’s self-confidence is attacked daily by advertisements. Products we don’t need are being …show more content…
Men have intimidation while women act as delicacy. In a recent article published by The Atlantic, authors Katty Kay and Claire Shipman write about how no matter how diligent a woman may work, “men continue to be promoted faster and have been paid more” (Shipman 1). Men have the tendency to be overly confident in their works. In whatever delivered to men they want to “overly” succeed. Kay and Shipman mention that “In studies, men overestimate their abilities and performance but women underestimate both. Even when their performances do not differ in quality” (Kay and Shipman …show more content…
women” (IWPR 1) The controversy of ‘equal pay’ has only just begun. Some call as if it is “discrimination between sexes in the workplace” (IWPR 1).
So let these give you no right to sit back and settle. We should fight for our right of equality. We need to stand up for ourselves. Let no one label you as ordinary but let them see there is more to you that is seen. We can start as easily as encouraging someone as they walk past you either in the school halls or downtown. Something as little as “you look nice today!” could start a spark in one’s confidence and boost them to believing that they are capable.
Who You Are
We must redefine the meaning of worth.
What happened to girls being able to say I am much more than being less than a size four?
Beauty has become a different definition now that we don’t seek beauty but seek the approval.
We are too busy sizing up our perfection to someone else
To see the worth that is in our self.
“I am beautiful just as I
Society has set standards for women today, standards some say are unreachable. To change modern perceptions we have to convince those that we, as women, are capable. For ages women have been overlooked. We have been labeled as caretakers or placed in small offices to do only busy work. There is more to than what we have been labeled. Extensions and blushes are not only what women can specialize in. Men today are viewed as heroes and women can’t even be their sidekick. These views and perceptions just add another layer to a whole new confidence issue. Equality between the sexes could be the solution we need today to break the gender barrier.
A woman’s self-confidence is attacked daily by advertisements. Products we don’t need are being …show more content…
Men have intimidation while women act as delicacy. In a recent article published by The Atlantic, authors Katty Kay and Claire Shipman write about how no matter how diligent a woman may work, “men continue to be promoted faster and have been paid more” (Shipman 1). Men have the tendency to be overly confident in their works. In whatever delivered to men they want to “overly” succeed. Kay and Shipman mention that “In studies, men overestimate their abilities and performance but women underestimate both. Even when their performances do not differ in quality” (Kay and Shipman …show more content…
women” (IWPR 1) The controversy of ‘equal pay’ has only just begun. Some call as if it is “discrimination between sexes in the workplace” (IWPR 1).
So let these give you no right to sit back and settle. We should fight for our right of equality. We need to stand up for ourselves. Let no one label you as ordinary but let them see there is more to you that is seen. We can start as easily as encouraging someone as they walk past you either in the school halls or downtown. Something as little as “you look nice today!” could start a spark in one’s confidence and boost them to believing that they are capable.
Who You Are
We must redefine the meaning of worth.
What happened to girls being able to say I am much more than being less than a size four?
Beauty has become a different definition now that we don’t seek beauty but seek the approval.
We are too busy sizing up our perfection to someone else
To see the worth that is in our self.
“I am beautiful just as I