Stereotypes In The King Myself

In many culture women have different roles than man, but they usually have many things in common with one another. Everything stated in this essay is based off three articles. These articles are titled: “The King Herself”, “Women of Saudi Arabia”, and “Women at Work”. They are based in three different cultures (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and in the United States of America), and they all explain each culture gender roles. In many cultures women were perceived as unable to support themselves, and too fragile to work, or not educated enough to do a man’s job, but over the year’s women have proved these stereotypes wrong. “The King Herself” is about Hatshepsut and her reign being erased from history. The following quote provides proof that Hatshepsut reign was being erased from history, “…when almost all the images of her as king were systematically chiseled off temples, monuments, and obelisks” (National Geographic Magazine, 2009, p. 6). Hatshepsut was the Queen of Egypt before her husband died; she later became King of Egypt. Hatshepsut reigned from 1479 to 1458 B.C. The following quote provides evidence of how long Hatshepsut reigned, “Hatshepsut proceeded to rule for a total of 21 years” (National Geographic Magazine, 2009, p. 7). Women in this culture are to take care of the family and their daily needs as a family, but they had independence. They had …show more content…
“Family men or male servants did the shopping. Older women ran the household, with younger women having few such duties.”, this quote gives an example of some of the things women can do (National Geographic Magazine, 1987, p. 63). Women must be with a man out in public, they are not allowed to show their face (only eyes), and they must have permission from the man of the house to do anything. Due to this woman are not independent; they must rely on the man. They cannot be themselves