Sexism: Causes Of Oppression In Men And Women

Sexism causes oppression in both men and women I in today’s society. Sexism is discrimination based on a person’s sex or gender. Sexism is seen only as a women’s problem; however, sexism can happen to anyone. It has been connected to stereotypes, gender roles and incorporates the belief that one gender is superior or more valuable than the other sex. It implies limitations on what men and boys can and should do and what women and girls can and should do. Sexism is a huge problem in modern society and every gender is to blame. Every person can and is very likely to face oppression in one way or another. Women are strong, men have feelings, every gender has a right to finding equality and breaking stereotypes, modern-day sexism does not need

Women are more likely to be judged by their appearance, the way they look or dress. In refutation, women are not only discriminated against for being “pretty” or “provocative” they are also discriminated against for being too old, not pretty enough or, in some positions for not being sexy enough. Though women do experience most sexism and discrimination at adult ages, girls are exposed to sexism at a very young age. Young girls are given Barbies, babydolls, and parents dress them in dresses. They are taught to like “girl colors” like pink, even before the girl is born they decorate their rooms with pink and “girly” stuff. Teach them how to be a mother by giving them babies and also teaching them how to cook and clean with little kitchens, toy vacuums, etc. Then, girls are shown on tv, in magazines, and mostly all media, that they should be skinny, sexy and half naked. Us females need to: show skin but not too much skin, be sexy but not too sexy, confident but not too confident, or even be successful but not too successful. We live in a world where women and young girls need to live up to the expectations people of both genders give and we must not ever be “too much” of it. But when it comes to women in the workplace it’s a whole different story, instead of “too much” women need to be little, lower than men of course. Men and even some women in the workplace have

Whether it is from social media or from day to day norms, both men and women are affected. “Men still have the societal pressure to provide for their families.”(Russell) This normally comes from the fact that the woman has to care for the child. The women also have a societal pressure; that is to take care of the children, keep the house clean and cook. They also have to be perfect all the time, perfect bodies, faces, and personalities. There are many “labels” for both men and women. For men, it is to always be emotionless, strong, and well built. For women, they always have to be pretty, skinny, not have “too much” of anything, and let the man be dominant. Social media also plays a huge role in oppression women, they edit the image of models, so that their waists are slimmer and their hips are wider. This often shows adults and even young girls that they will never be good enough to fit the appearances that are “perfect”. How are women and young girls supposed to fit these expectations, when the models in these magazines cannot even fit them. Advertisements often depict the women as an object; it’s often sexual or violent. Men are always well built, being hit on by the women, and superior. Oppression in today’s society has affected both men and women physically and emotionally for as long as anyone can