2008 Woodie Awards
She Said: Are females taking over the world?
Kate Brindisi
Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: He Said/She Said
We have gone past the days of June Cleaver and Carol Brady, and the subservience of women has been long gone. Women have steadily been climbing the corporate ladder and gaining on the men in today's workforce.
In some households it is the men that are staying home to raise the children and the women are bringing home the bacon. In the past men didn't think women to be capable of tasks that they themselves completed regardless of whether or not the woman was more qualified or better educated than they are.
Finally women are being paid for the job they do and their salaries are not being assessed by their gender. We have broken free of the stereotypical gender roles and established that we are just as much, if not more capable than some men.
Entertainment has definitely played a part in societies perception of women and our capabilities. From shows like Gilmore Girls that showed that even though the heroine had a child at 16, she managed to raise her child while simultaneously furthering her education and running a business. I know I'd have a hard time with that but the fact that someone has done it makes it seem less impossible.
Women are continually breaking down barriers and proving that we are capable of accomplishing tasks only men where thought to be capable of succeeding at. Hillary Clinton is running for president of the United States, a position that 43 men have held thus far. What has stopped society form letting a women take the role of leading our country.
I hope that within my lifetime women do take a big role in the political and corporate worlds. This will continue to help the growth of women's roles in society. All you need is one person to say I can do that and the rest is history.
In some households it is the men that are staying home to raise the children and the women are bringing home the bacon. In the past men didn't think women to be capable of tasks that they themselves completed regardless of whether or not the woman was more qualified or better educated than they are.
Finally women are being paid for the job they do and their salaries are not being assessed by their gender. We have broken free of the stereotypical gender roles and established that we are just as much, if not more capable than some men.
Entertainment has definitely played a part in societies perception of women and our capabilities. From shows like Gilmore Girls that showed that even though the heroine had a child at 16, she managed to raise her child while simultaneously furthering her education and running a business. I know I'd have a hard time with that but the fact that someone has done it makes it seem less impossible.
Women are continually breaking down barriers and proving that we are capable of accomplishing tasks only men where thought to be capable of succeeding at. Hillary Clinton is running for president of the United States, a position that 43 men have held thus far. What has stopped society form letting a women take the role of leading our country.
I hope that within my lifetime women do take a big role in the political and corporate worlds. This will continue to help the growth of women's roles in society. All you need is one person to say I can do that and the rest is history.
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