Women And Gender Roles: The Evolution Of Women

For decades being a woman consisted of having children and a husband. Women were often viewed as housewives, so they stayed home with their children, while their husband were providers. In addition, women did not usually pursue an education or career, because they were focused on being mothers and wives. Over the years women have evolved, because are breaking away from traditional views. Women are starting to focus more on themselves and worry less about being wives and mothers. For instance, women are more focused on furthering their education and finding a career. Women are starting to wait longer to get married and have children. In addition, women views about themselves are changing as well. Namely, women are more confident and believe

Traditional views wanted women to be domestic. Namely, women were get married at a young age and having children. Traditionally, women were supposed to nurturing mothers and wives. For instance, they were supposed to be caregivers for their children, maintain their homes, and prepares meals. More simply, society viewed women as domestic and submissive people who were supposed to maintain their household by caring for their children and husband. According to Linda L. Lindsey (2015), author and researcher of Gender Roles, believes the “messages for girls continue to be focused on home and family taking precedence over paid work” (p. 323). In other words, society want girls to believe women are always supposed to choose their family over going to work. For instance, society want women to be housewives instead of managing companies. In other words, society want women to continue to follow traditional views, so wives will remain home with the children, while their husbands continue to provide. Overall, for many years being a woman entailed traditional views about

Women are starting to increase their self esteem. According to Lindsey (2015) “girls tend to retain their sense of self-esteem despite negative messages” (p. 360). Some girls do not allow others opinions to affect what she thinks of herself. For instance, when a stranger is trying to criticize a woman’s beliefs, appearance, or intelligence she will be upset, because she does not agree. More simply, some women are used to people thinking or speaking negatively about them, so they often believe in themselves. Some women do not allow strangers to have an impact on their self esteem, because it is not a personal relationship. In addition, women often surrounded themselves by others who are confident, motivated, inspired, and comfortable with themselves, because it will help build their self esteem. Overall, women should believe in themselves and be