Stereotypes Of Men And Women

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes that “The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be, rather than recognizing how we are.” This quote is saying that gender is being describes as what they should be doing, rather than realizing how the person is. Men and women have unique perspective of how they should be doing things. Gender stereotypes are inaccurate because each person has their own desires, thoughts, and feelings. Gender stereotype is the role that are performed by women and men. In the old days, men had power over their wife and children which causes people now of days to feel that women are weaker than they are. Men always had more power than women in their relationship. Men are more violent than women would have less

Men are always involved with tough stuff, such as construction, and other hardworking jobs (List). Men are the financial providers. Women are usually doing the easier stuff such as being a teacher, and nurses (Pocock). He or She is expected to behave in a certain way approved by society. Those expected behaviors depend on socially identified gender. Social pressure greatly influences the degree to which we conform to stereotypes. “During World War I 1914-1918, women are not usually the first to be pick for a job, they are working to replace the men at work in factories and clothing lines” (Striking). Men are supposed to enjoy the outdoor stuff and having the feeling not to do anything. “Men are doctors and do the dirty job, but nothing like housework. In addition, ¬¬they play video games and do sports while women are not supposed to be able do any of those things” (List). People feel that women are weak and not strong enough to take care of the challenging work on the outside. That is why women are supposed to have clean jobs. In addition, they are nurses not doctors, and rumor says that the best women are the ones that stay at home and do not need to go to college or play sports. In addition, women are supposed to marry and have children. In their heart, women want to fight for themselves and feel strong no matter what. Women feel that they can do as much as men can do if they want to

When boys see, another boy do a push-up, and they are not able too. They do the “girl push-up” there is no girl push it is just a unique way of doing one. That is saying girls are weaker than boys are, but sometimes boys cannot even do a push-up (You). Women are on a comeback from education and physical strength than men ever seen before. They are so many ways that have the word girl things in it, which is calling you weak. For example, if a boy cannot do something physical, then they do it in an easier way they call it the girl way. Women have been managers, bosses, and other sorts of bossy things. We all seen boys fight in MMA and Boxing rings, women are doing the same