Stereotypes Of Women Today

Often times, people perceive women as weak - it's seen in the fairytales with the dainty damsel in distress, waiting for a man to save her, as seen even in modern takes of stories like Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. This sort of submissive take on females has been told over and over since the beginning of our history when men hunted and left women to give birth and gather fruits. The weakness of women has been woven into story after story, until we believe it to be a universal truth and allow men to take dominant roles in society.
After all, men like Prince Charming are perceived to be stronger for a reason - men generally have more of the hormone testosterone, which increases muscle mass and makes them look stronger. Women tend to develop more estrogen than testosterone, and naturally less muscle mass than men while being more emotionally vulnerable due to menstrual periods (they are also more prone to depression than males). With these facts, it seems harder to deny that women are physically and emotionally weaker than men. And if women have mainly held domestic roles throughout history, such as taking care of the family, then why should we acknowledge any "strength" they have claimed to have? …show more content…
In just about every country in the world, women suffer higher rates of sexual harassment and assault. Biologically, females usually have to endure period cramps, pregnancy, and childbirth. These all take quite a bit of strength, physically and emotionally, to handle, and these are just the icing on the cake. In addition, many females throughout history, such as Empress Wu (the first and only Chinese female monarch, ruling for about sixty years), have proved their strength despite physiological obstacles and doubtful misogynists, which only further confirms that the stereotype of weak, submissive women can also be a