Gender is constructed in a way to divide men in women in my opinion. Men seems to find any means to oppress women so that they do not have more power than them. This raises concepts of stereotypes that we discussed in class. These gender roles are almost expected of us in society today and is abnormal if you display traits of the opposite gender in any way. For men, most expected stereotypes are to be strong, powerful, money maker and to take care of most things financially when in relationships. Women’s expected stereotypes are to be dainty, nurturing and to not take up a lot of space or be small. These stereotypes are set in place to keep things in a patriarchal stance which makes it much harder for women to exhibit more powerful traits. When they do, they are seen as emotional and crazy. In reality, this just means women want to be able to have power as well, we are all born the same and holding stereotypes against both genders will not allow any equality in the future. This impacts me because I don’t know if in the future when I get a job if I will be paid the same or treated the same as my male counterparts. I might not be given the amount of opportunities that others could have even if I were to work harder than them which is very frustrating.
