This leads to "women viewing their bodies as a never-ending project, with the goal of appearing as a younger woman" (Martens, in class). The more women are expected to appear youthful, the more society pushes these beauty standards which in turn perpetuates the issue and allows skin care companies to continue profiting off an abundance of anti-aging skin care products. Not only are these skin care products often expensive, they are almost exclusively targeted towards women rather than for both women and men. This perpetuates the double-standards of beauty for women and men. Men are not expected to purchase such products and are often praised for their aging, leading them to not having to worry about their skin or appearance as they age, while women continue to fork out money to meet unrealistic
The dance halls were perhaps the turning point in heterosexual relations since it brought the men and women together for a shared leisure experience. Furthermore, women had more opportunity to go to amusement parks or theater on their own and enjoy the public sphere as the men did (to an extent). However, the old ways of thinking did not just go away. The middle and upper class thought the new leisure time should be spent making yourself better. However, most of the women who went to the dance halls and other places were of the working and poorer class.
While the men were away at war, women took advantage of rare occasions (open jobs men were associated to) by taking jobs as journalists the way men previously were and etc. "The war really created opportunities for women" Winona Espinosa said. It was the first time women could actually show that they were capable of doing things only men had done before. Moreover, the tough physical labor increased women's self confidence as an individual, and the income as well. These are some positives for women, however if there is a positive thing about something most likely there are going to be negatives to go along with it.
In the drive to squeeze the last ounce of profit from the new factories, mill owners quickly found that they could hire unskilled workers to run the machines on the cheap, and could hire women even more cheaply. The work was long, and often dangerous. Women were expected to work fourteen to sixteen hour days with a break for lunch, six days a week. The mills were choked with flammable cotton dust and their chimneys spewed high-sulfur coal smoke into the air of the mill towns. Women, in addition, were used in other dangerous and degrading kinds of work, most notoriously mining, where they could squeeze into small coal seams to dig.
She knew that women who disguised their sexuality were likely to be promoted more readily than she, yet simultaneously she thought her sexuality was a trump card. Even as she saw how it worked against her, she valued it and sought to preserve it, and tried hard to outshine all young female incumbents. This cannot be a true picture of my mother, though it is as I saw her.” (Working Women Don’t Have Wives) Women executives are everywhere in corporate America, and they may actually be more effective managers then men. In fact, women managers consistently are rated higher than their male counterparts on 37 of 47 critical management qualities such as leadership, social skills, problem-solving and decision-making,
Women felt they were treated equally prior to the war; however, that changed after US’ occupation in Iraq. Not only in the aspect of the work force but daily activities as well. Riverbend comments on how most women lost their jobs or risked their lives if they worked. Also, men carried guns, giving them a sense of power, and that they were dominant over women. Additionally, women could not leave the house after the war without being accompanied by a male.
This is the common consensus, and it also seems to be the shared experience of my target group, both male and female. For a male member caringly reffered to as “brother” the picture starts to fade rather quickly as it soon becomes apparent that violence and a macho persona are not only acceptable but expected and respected normal behavior. In this way the female members (sisters) almost instantly differ. Although it is expected that a woman be ready and willing to defend the many aspects that accompany gang life it is not expected for her to be overtly aggressive or tough. The female counterparts or Latin queens are initially viewed as a subservient faction of the nation, breeders and en masse event planners, however this could not be more wrong, this is the majority for many female members but there are some outstanding Queens that transcend these roles and involve themselves in expected “male” behaviors such as violent acts, outstanding verbal leadership and over the top representation of the group or “repping”.
Gustavo Davalos October 8th 2013 Chips Funga The song Chips Funga talks about how men and women are adapting to a more liberal culture when it comes to meeting someone of the opposite sex at a bar or night club. The video shows how a very attractive woman is taken advantage of by another man by sleeping with her than not ignoring her as if they never met. The song refers to how one man buys her clothes and the other gets to tear them off. This verse tells me how a women can have such strong feelings for one man who treats her as if she is just a piece of meat but the man who is attentive to her feelings and needs she is not. This is happens to many of us here in our culture because we are fed this artificial sense of life we feel obligated to follow.
It says in the article that “the double standard concerning men versus women’s sexuality not only survives but thrives.” There is still a sexual double standard for men and women. Women will always draw the short straw when it comes to the respect they gain and lose with one night stands and non-emotional
They want to know more about tools so that they are able to use them when needed. But women are so intimated by men, and scared to become independent because of the laughs and rude comments that the men snicker amongst other men. So this party scene is designed for women who want to become independent; it’s a comfortable place for them to learn more about ‘man jobs’. Another interviewee from Nelsen commented, “When they realize that the women next to them at the party also don’t know what a Robertson head is they don’t feel so bad [or] intimidated by wanting to express themselves in their homes.” (Nelsen 39) Women are so intimidated by men that they base their whole life around how the men will judge them. Women consider themselves lower than men, because they are not treated as equals.