Third is the topic of gender, which is not to be confused with sex. Gender is how you identify and sex is what your body parts at birth state you are. I identity as female, and my sex is female, which makes me cisgender. Identifying this way has made for an easier life, as far as how others treat me. Although our society is becoming more open-minded to transgender individuals, there are still people that are not, and proceed to not treat them as humans. I am therefore very privileged that I identify this way. Identifying as a female though does lead for a lot of cultural norms to surround my life. Often I am seen as not tough and not capable of much besides taking care of children, cooking and cleaning. Although I am very nurturing
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I am a very intelligent female, who is going to school with the hopes of becoming a doctor. This fact, always throws off people, as doctors are usually thought of as males. I have been told many times by male doctors that going to medical school is a waste of time, since most female doctors go to medical school and then want to start a family, setting back their career. This frustrates me, but has never discouraged me, as I know I can do both! Being chemistry major is another thing that throws people for a loop, as females are usually more English minded and not math and science mind as I am. I once had a professor who called attention to this in front of the whole class stating that we needed more females in the science field, which I really took offense to. Being a female in the work place too, also sets me up for always being looked down upon or incompetent. I also may face being paid less in my workplace, something that I will not stand for. One more disadvantage of identifying and looking like a female, is that I always have to be really aware of my surroundings. This means I can never walk home alone at night and honestly society set sup women to have a hard time trusting others. We always questions guys’ intentions and have to be extra careful
I am a very intelligent female, who is going to school with the hopes of becoming a doctor. This fact, always throws off people, as doctors are usually thought of as males. I have been told many times by male doctors that going to medical school is a waste of time, since most female doctors go to medical school and then want to start a family, setting back their career. This frustrates me, but has never discouraged me, as I know I can do both! Being chemistry major is another thing that throws people for a loop, as females are usually more English minded and not math and science mind as I am. I once had a professor who called attention to this in front of the whole class stating that we needed more females in the science field, which I really took offense to. Being a female in the work place too, also sets me up for always being looked down upon or incompetent. I also may face being paid less in my workplace, something that I will not stand for. One more disadvantage of identifying and looking like a female, is that I always have to be really aware of my surroundings. This means I can never walk home alone at night and honestly society set sup women to have a hard time trusting others. We always questions guys’ intentions and have to be extra careful