Stereotypes Of Women In Today's Society

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“Cheerleading started out as a boys’ club, because it was too “masculine” for girls” (Boboltz), I think not. Women have been able to create different names for themselves more and more in today’s society. Women are able to become teachers, company owners, and even run for President. Not only have women started breaking their stereotypes, but they are showing that they can do just as good of a job as men can do at the job, or even better. Women are breaking their stereotypes, standing up for their rights, and becoming more powerful in the workplace than ever before.
In today’s society women are allowed to get an education, and go after jobs that they want, but it wasn’t always like this. Women used to be known for doing the cooking and the cleaning
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Society today is completely different. There are lots of groups of women that get together to protest/stand up for many different things. A popular topic that is common for women to discuss nowadays on social media is how women are harassed whether it be at work, or them just walking home. Back in the day, standing up for rights was not common for women to do. Today, many women get together to unite as one when expressing how they feel about certain things. Many women are standing up for their rights about how they should dress, and what others think is acceptable for women to wear. In schools, many girls are dress coded for wearing clothes such as shorts that are too short. Every girl has a different sense of style, and most girls don’t like wearing shorts that come down to the knee. If caught with shorts above the knee, many girls will be asked to change their shorts. When the weather is hot out, many girls end up wearing pants instead of the shorter shorts in fear of being dress coded. Lots of girls tend to turn to putting their experiences on social media, talking about how they were dress coded against things that shouldn’t be a …show more content…
They are able to do many things outside of just cooking and cleaning. Women are able to contribute to today’s society more and more. They can hold manager positions, company owner, and more. Not only have women been able to hold jobs, but they are able to stand up for their rights without being discriminated against so easily. Lots of women are getting together to stand up for their beliefs and what they think is right. In the past, it was not as common for women to stand up for themselves, because very little women did stand up for themselves. It is also more common for women to be in the workplace holding higher up positions such as manager or

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