“Oppression: disguised freedom” "A girl should be two things: Classy and Fabulous," we have probably all heard this quote attributed to the famous designer Coco Chanel. I have personally heard many of my female friends praise it, but what caught my attention was how even in modern societies, we still come across norms and stereotypes like this surrounding the role that a woman should play in society. The norms, stereotypes and cultural myths surrounding gender roles have changed with time, but the way in which gender is normalized and the psychological pressure that society applies over women still continues to be the same.
The roles we fulfill in society are part of identities that we acquire through the normalization of gender in our cultures. …show more content…
In an excerpted from “The End of Men” by Hanna Rosin, published on NBC news, on September 12th, 2012, the author writes about a couple from the Northside Pittsburgh neighborhood, were the gender roles they both assume would differ from those back in the 50s and that still many people recognize today. Sara, who is married to Stevens, works full-time while her husband stays home taking care of their twenty-month-old son Xavier. The author explains how although Steven takes care of Xavier, “he might be able to pick up things around the house occasionally, but not laundry and not cooking meals.” Sara who is also seven months pregnant, takes care of the cooking and also mother 's activities when she comes home back from work. I agree with the author trying to portray the abilities of women in multitasking and how they have a big capacity of handling responsibilities like work, without forgetting about their maternity and wife life. But is this a good thing after all? So far, it is obvious that women today are allowed to acquire new roles in society that once were considered men 's roles and were perceived as forbidden for them, but what is also obvious is that women are not allowed to leave behind the roles and stereotypes that were once …show more content…
I admire how she gracefully balances her home and work life while still being able to rock a bikini!”(InStyle Magazine), this perfectly reflects how women today gained new roles and stereotypes. Today women do not only have to fulfill the roles they are assigned by society, but also have to put up with the beauty standards normalized by corporations that are using media to advertise their products and are also merging them with gender roles in order to generate desire in the public to acquire them. These advertisements persuade mostly the youngest generations, normalizing these roles and persuading them to acquire new
The roles we fulfill in society are part of identities that we acquire through the normalization of gender in our cultures. …show more content…
In an excerpted from “The End of Men” by Hanna Rosin, published on NBC news, on September 12th, 2012, the author writes about a couple from the Northside Pittsburgh neighborhood, were the gender roles they both assume would differ from those back in the 50s and that still many people recognize today. Sara, who is married to Stevens, works full-time while her husband stays home taking care of their twenty-month-old son Xavier. The author explains how although Steven takes care of Xavier, “he might be able to pick up things around the house occasionally, but not laundry and not cooking meals.” Sara who is also seven months pregnant, takes care of the cooking and also mother 's activities when she comes home back from work. I agree with the author trying to portray the abilities of women in multitasking and how they have a big capacity of handling responsibilities like work, without forgetting about their maternity and wife life. But is this a good thing after all? So far, it is obvious that women today are allowed to acquire new roles in society that once were considered men 's roles and were perceived as forbidden for them, but what is also obvious is that women are not allowed to leave behind the roles and stereotypes that were once …show more content…
I admire how she gracefully balances her home and work life while still being able to rock a bikini!”(InStyle Magazine), this perfectly reflects how women today gained new roles and stereotypes. Today women do not only have to fulfill the roles they are assigned by society, but also have to put up with the beauty standards normalized by corporations that are using media to advertise their products and are also merging them with gender roles in order to generate desire in the public to acquire them. These advertisements persuade mostly the youngest generations, normalizing these roles and persuading them to acquire new