“We all use stereotypes, all the time, without knowing it. We have met the enemy of equality, and the enemy is us.” (Paul, 1998) Through the evolution of society, culture and norms, women have become a major target towards gender stereotypes in negative ways. Creating a body image advertised by media through models to show women how they should look; feminist theory showing how gender stereotypes have influenced gender differences, gender inequality, gender oppression; and gender expectations of women in society, cultures and families. On the other hand, gender stereotypes have increasingly affected gender expectations towards women which put women in a very negative and oppressed state of mind. An evaluation of the three arguments will demonstrate the negative effects of gender stereotypes on women.
To start off, media creates a negative fantasy world for women, stating a unattainable beauty through makeup, models and body size is what should be present in the world, and anything worse should be shamed. A daily part of women’s lives is to look in the mirror and to criticize specific parts of their body. This odd need to criticize and change parts of the body has raised much concern and awareness …show more content…
Through careful research of many social scientists, evaluation of the three arguments demonstrated the negative effects of gender stereotypes on women. The arguments were based on media and body images, the feminist theory studies, and the gender expectations of women in families, society, and cultures. Studying gender stereotypes is very important due to it becoming a great example of letting children grow to being who they want to be, based on their experiences instead of segregating them based on genders, nurturing the children to be more like men or women as they grow
To start off, media creates a negative fantasy world for women, stating a unattainable beauty through makeup, models and body size is what should be present in the world, and anything worse should be shamed. A daily part of women’s lives is to look in the mirror and to criticize specific parts of their body. This odd need to criticize and change parts of the body has raised much concern and awareness …show more content…
Through careful research of many social scientists, evaluation of the three arguments demonstrated the negative effects of gender stereotypes on women. The arguments were based on media and body images, the feminist theory studies, and the gender expectations of women in families, society, and cultures. Studying gender stereotypes is very important due to it becoming a great example of letting children grow to being who they want to be, based on their experiences instead of segregating them based on genders, nurturing the children to be more like men or women as they grow