Sexism in Society

Facilitation Step 10
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Sexism warps perspective and has people see things in a different light. Women are consistently objectied and used to sell products. In politics, women arent given the same chances as men are. In the workplace women earn less money for the same amount of work. Sexism constantly comes up in other aspects of society like sports, life at home, and media. Is any of this actually justied?

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Everyday Sexism

Belong in the kitchen Make me a sandwich Men are considered to have game, but women are called sluts for being promiscuous.

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Women in the Workplace

Women compose of about 50% of the workforce in the USA, but have not made signicant gains into middle and senior levels of management. At this rate it would take approximately 475 years before women are equally represented at the top of the career ladder. In fortune 500 companies 2.6% of corporate ofcers are women, even though they make up 61% of all employees. 80% of their CEOs say its because of organizational and attitude barriers. A majority of women executives are in typical female dominated industries such as education and health care. A study funded by BPW found that as women rise in power, more resistance to them occurs. Aggressiveness in men is a good attribute while in women its a bad one. Women make 65 cents for every dollar a man makes on average.

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Women need not apply https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSsRy1RANkc

Not only do women nd it difcult to actually nd work in the job market, but they also typically hold lower paying, lower status jobs than men. In fact, only 25% of upper level management positions are held by women. Statistically, women are only paid 60% or less than men in comparable positions.

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Sexism in Politics - Video #2

Selected clips from this video. Sexism sells - but were not buying it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-IrhRSwF9U Among the 435 possible seats in the House of Representatives, only 29 are held by women. 6%. Women representatives are often campaigned against by their looks. The opponent will help voters see them as a sexual object and not t for leadership. Women hold less than 5% in all political ofces. In 1872 a woman, Victoria Clan Woodhall ran for president, but most people have never even heard of her name. The Committee on Planned Parenthood is made up of mainly white republican men. Any political scandal involving a woman is usually turned on the woman. (Bill Clinton)

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Dealing with gender stereotyping and sexism is an additional hurdle for female candidates. Women many times just get media coverage on their appearance. Quote from page 72. Lawless article. (First Paragraph) We also often fail to acknowledge that, as a nation, we are not ready to discuss why sexism still exists. (Lawless 73) White males do not have to justify their votes, women are pressured to vote for other women. women who choose to endorse Barack Obama had to ght allegations of 'betrayal' (Lawless 73). The US is pretty good about gender equality. Women win elections, but female candidates are more likely than men to report having been recruited to run for ofce, suggesting that without outside encouragement and support for a candidacy, they will be less likely than men men with comparable backgrounds to emerge in the electoral arena. (Lawless 78) Above text gives the illusion that there isn't really sexism in America.

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Sexism in Sports

Sports have been separated among men and women since the beginning. And there are 3 main reasons that they continue to be separated: Sex, Size and Money. And things wont change even of they could, and it all has to do with sexism and prejudice. Men are seen to be able to handle more grueling tasks and scenarios compared to women when it comes to physical capability. During the Olympics women get marked up and down depending on what they look like and how they dress. Men do not.

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Sexism in Sports - Examples

Tennis: Men 5 set matches Women 3 set matches Olympic Diving: Men 6 dives Women 5 dives Figure Skating: Men longer routines Women Shorter routines 100 Meter Hurdles: Men have an extra 10 meters from the starting line to the hurdles. Basketball: 3-point line distance: Men 22 ft Women 20.52 ft The list goes on and on. Studies also show that people in general just prefer to watch male sports, both men and women alike. And as long as more people watch male sports, the more sponsorships and advertisers and money in general will be focused in that direction. Do you believe that this separation is a good idea? Or that men and women should be held to the same standards when it comes to sports?

Decathlon: No womens decathlon in the Olympics

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Gender Roles

This determines how people SHOULD act. SHOULD dress. SHOULD feel, etc. Are there any ways anyone feels like they act against a specied gender role? Even though media affects gender roles, parents have been proven to have the most inuence on how one chooses to follow gender roles in society. These children receive parental approval when they conform to their gender roles. When girls are taught to cook. When boys are taught to x things, etc. Are gender roles good? bad? do they merely exist?

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Bike Theft Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeJGxhey__A

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Video #4 -Gender Stereotypes

Traditionally, the female stereotypic role is to marry and have children. She is also to put her family's welfare before her own; be loving, compassionate, caring, nurturing, and sympathetic; and nd time to be sexy and feel beautiful. The male stereotypic role is to be the nancial provider. He is also to be assertive, competitive, independent, courageous, and career-focused; hold his emotions in check; and always initiate sex. These sorts of stereotypes can prove harmful; they can stie individual expression and creativity, as well as hinder personal and professional growth. Gender Roles Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqsbvG40Ww

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Sexism in Media & Advertising

Women grow up in a world where objectied images of women's bodies are everywhere - on TV, newsstands, in advertisements, movies, calendars. Where women aren't taken seriously. Where half-naked female bodies are displayed on walls, in public like objects. Like Decoration Hip-Hop/Rap videos have degrading lyrics and views on women. Young kids look up to these artists and sometimes even idolize them. Bitches Aint Shut But Hoes and Tricks - Dre, Snoop Hip-Hop/Rap Wait Till You See My Dick - Ying Yang

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Sexism in Advertisements

Hungry-Man TV Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaPcBwmCtiM Why did you laugh? Gender stereotypes are frequently enforced in advertisements. These ads cause women and girls to have unnecessary anxiety over body image and objectify and over sexualize the female body, even in advertisements directed toward the very female consumers they are targeting.

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Sexism in Advertisements

Our modern society is truly media driven and advertisements and other forms of media are playing a larger and larger role in shaping peoples views on different subjects. Why does sex sell? Why does sexism attract more attention to ads? This is likely because males are the center of the advertising community, and our society has become so sexist that women are even ignored as being the audience of the advertising. Dr. Pepper 10 Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iuG1OpnHP8

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Sexism in Advertisements

80% of American women are dissatised with their appearance. 82% of all cosmetic procedures are for women. Breast surgery has gone up 7x in the past 10 years. Lipo suction has gone up 4x 81% of 10 year old girls are afraid of becoming fat.

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Rape Statement Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnUERkQsB8I

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Abuse Statistics

Every two minutes a woman is sexually assaulted. 54% are not reported.

26x more Drug abuse 4x more likely to contemplate suicide A lot of political men are trying to redene rape, also stating its the womans fault if she gets pregnant.

97% of rapists never spend a day in jail 9/10 rape victims are female. 3x more likely to suffer from depression. 6x more Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 13x more Alcohol abuse

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