Sex Objects

Sexist School Dress Codes Changing clothes, embarrassed faces, and angry students have been a result of the dress code. All around the country, the school dress codes are getting harsher and harsher each year. Many of these rules have caused discomfort in many female students across the nation. The school dress code is unfairly directed towards females, it sexualizes the female body, and humiliates students whenever they get chastised for breaking the rules. As the school dress codes get more…

society today, women and girls have developed a highly interested in the athletic opportunities in colleges. Title IX provided a standard for athletics around the world by education, health, and social aspect. Title IV purposes are to discrimination of sex, racism and provides equal opportunities and funding for athletic participation. Some critics argue that Title IX has a negative impact on sport due to possible causes of the reduction in opportunities for men to participate in collegiate…

It seems as if from the moment that our parents are told our gender they begin to purchase things that “corresponded” to our gender, each the stereotypical. Though there are those few exceptions were the parents decide to purchase gender neutral items, but they eventually begin to do the same as other parents do. In our everyday lives many of the spaces that we go to are gender spaced, from the stores that we enter to our own homes. The Space Project gave me a perfect opportunity to explore some…

For my commercial analysis, I chose a very popular Always ad that aired during the 2015 Superbowl. In brief, the ad is assessing the concept of puberty on girls. The video demonstrates a variety of girls-and a few boys- with different age ranges being told to perform certain actions that reveal their definition or idea of doing something “like a girl”. To start off, this commercial is supportive of women and women 's rights. It also promotes both confidence and self-esteem. After watching the…

Gender in Education Who is smarter, boys or girls? Most of society would say that boys are. People view males as the dominant gender. When it comes to gender, there are differences. Deborah Tannen and Jesse J. Prinz express their opinions on gender differences by teaching styles, cultural beliefs, and the problems they pose in education. Gender can be an issue in education. Males and females tend to learn and communicate differently. Tannen, who wrote You Just Don’t Understand, has done several…

Salaries of Female Athletes: Should They Be Paid Equal? Athletes of the female gender throughout the world are being seriously underpaid compared to their male counterparts. Women in sports are having trouble pursuing their dream of being a professional athlete because most can’t get scholarships to pay for school and training, and have less opportunities to play their sport because of underfunding of the program. After college, women athletes are having trouble finding jobs because there are…

Puberty is a period of time when individuals reach sexual maturity, and then become capable to reproducing. This time of change in your life is something everyone goes through. During these times of hormonal and bodily change, girls begin to ponder sex, love, marriage, and maybe even children. Some even begin to feel like a totally different person, in a totally different body. Many girls become more self-conscious during this time in their lives, while others get very positive vibes from this…

The Negative Effects of Women in Combat Modern society is striving for every person to be treated like they are identical and there are no race, gender, or nationality differences. They can try as hard as they want to make everyone interchangeable, however, that does not mean they are. You can say that African Americans are the same as Caucasians, just go to the park and observe the different races and you will surely notice that no two races behave the same way. They have different backgrounds…

Introduction Many students around the world travel to study abroad as international students; however, traveling away for the first time may not be easy. Some students face difficulties such as adaptation and culture shocks because of the new environment just as food, weather, behaviors, language and culture. Students try to adapt to the new culture in different ways that take changeable periods of time depending on the student’s character. International students are more likely to suffer from…

As a senior in college majoring in Mechanical Engineering of Technology (MET), and I did not give any attention to the communication that goes on in my courses. This communication course has given me insight on the sexist language that is exemplified. I have experiences things such as the “chilly climate” in many of my courses, and how the instructors communicate with me versus the other male students in my class. In many of my mechanical engineering classes I have had male teacher and majority…