I Hate Gender Roles

More specifically, I hate women’s gender roles because it makes us the stereotypically weaker, gentler, slower, less ambitious, more stupid sex. Those stereotypes were proven by that trait list we did in class. The sad thing is that that list was made in the 50-60’s, but many of those stereotypes still exist today, when statically, they shouldn’t exist at all.

According to the New York Times, the “Department of Education statistics show that men, whatever their race or socioeconomic group, are less likely than women to get bachelor's degrees — and among those who do, fewer complete their degrees in four or five years. Men also get worse grades than women. Men now make up only 42 percent of the nation's college students.” The New York Times also says, “From the time they are young, boys are far more likely than girls to be suspended or expelled, or have a learning disability or emotional problem diagnosed. As teenagers, they are more likely to drop out of high school, commit suicide or be incarcerated.” http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/education/09college.html?pagewanted=5

With facts like these, it just pissed me off that the stereotypes for women are that they’re the lesser of the 2 sexes, when really they should be equal or dare I say it, better.