Gender roles will be the greatest obstacles to tackle on the path regarding female empowerment. Females are not simply physical beings used for sex. We are really not slave labor to be utilized for household tasks. With all the current progress that has been made when it comes to female empowerment in the past few generations, why then should we still believe that boys must enjoy action figures, toy automobiles and building blocks although young girls must groom their dolls and make use of their imagination in play kitchen sets?
One significant reason female empowerment is going to be held back is simply because many women have not yet wake up from the gender rolesimprinted on them from a young age. Whilst little girls are brought into the world, they are provided with dolls and told to master how to make them seem pretty. This is step one on creating vulnerable, uneducated sex objects to be used by our male oppressors. From that point onwards they are instilled with the best of superficiality, content with only dolling themselves to win the appreciation of some young Romeo. Little girls are taught that every women should have a specific set of traits including blonde hair, a skinny waste and massive breasts, and if they don't have these they are advised that they're inadequate.
These gender roles do not just lie in superficial beauty, but also dictate the actions of young women. Girls are expected to play the role of stay at home mom as children. They are put in pretend kitchens and pretend houses. Is it no surprise then that so many women today still want to play the role of the 50s housewife? A young girl is rarely given anything that truly inspires imagination outside of the kitchen.
Whilst young women are trained roles that make them weak and subservient, teenage boys are taught gender roles which encourage them. Young men receive toys like vehicles, blocks and action figures. The usage of blocks encourage imagination and a need to build. Cars help them learn to seek material issues and excel in existence. The role models their action figures are based off of help them learn facets of heroism and power. Where are all the female superheroes? Wonder woman seems a bit outnumbered within this field.
Even though feminism has brought women this far, a lot of young girls nevertheless fall into these gender roles that remove power from them. The issue is not in our nature, but what we train our kids. As long as all of us carry on and give our g
These gender roles do not just lie in superficial beauty, but also dictate the actions of young women. Girls are expected to play the role of stay at home mom as children. They are put in pretend kitchens and pretend houses. Is it no surprise then that so many women today still want to play the role of the 50s housewife? A young girl is rarely given anything that truly inspires imagination outside of the kitchen.
Whilst young women are trained roles that make them weak and subservient, teenage boys are taught gender roles which encourage them. Young men receive toys like vehicles, blocks and action figures. The usage of blocks encourage imagination and a need to build. Cars help them learn to seek material issues and excel in existence. The role models their action figures are based off of help them learn facets of heroism and power. Where are all the female superheroes? Wonder woman seems a bit outnumbered within this field.
Even though feminism has brought women this far, a lot of young girls nevertheless fall into these gender roles that remove power from them. The issue is not in our nature, but what we train our kids. As long as all of us carry on and give our g
Whilst young women are trained roles that make them weak and subservient, teenage boys are taught gender roles which encourage them. Young men receive toys like vehicles, blocks and action figures. The usage of blocks encourage imagination and a need to build. Cars help them learn to seek material issues and excel in existence. The role models their action figures are based off of help them learn facets of heroism and power. Where are all the female superheroes? Wonder woman seems a bit outnumbered within this field.
Even though feminism has brought women this far, a lot of young girls nevertheless fall into these gender roles that remove power from them. The issue is not in our nature, but what we train our kids. As long as all of us carry on and give our girls dolls as well as playhouses, they will always fulfill the gender roles which have plagued women for such a long time. Next time you are in the toy store, try purchasing your young girl building blocks, or even a Hillary Clinton action figure rather than that blonde dolly.
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Even though feminism has brought women this far, a lot of young girls nevertheless fall into these gender roles that remove power from them. The issue is not in our nature, but what we train our kids. As long as all of us carry on and give our girls dolls as well as playhouses, they will always fulfill the gender roles which have plagued women for such a long time. Next time you are in the toy store, try purchasing your young girl building blocks, or even a Hillary Clinton action figure rather than that blonde dolly.
About the Author:
Helen Beltore is a new wave feminist from Schodack New York. As a child, she refused to play in her toy kitchen, and would rather venture outdoors to climb a tree in her backyard. She was born to a single mother who taught her to rise above the roles of society. Now she's providing her daughter with opportunity to choose between play wooden kitchen or building blocks.