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Women Stereotypes

Women Stereotypes. Brandon Kayter. Definition:. wom·an    [ woom-uhn ], plural wom·en  [ wim -in ], verb, adjective, noun 1. the female human being ( distinguished from man). 2 . an adult female person. 3 . a female attendant to a lady of rank.

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Women Stereotypes

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  1. Women Stereotypes Brandon Kayter

  2. Definition: • wom·an •    [woom-uhn], plural wom·en  [wim-in], verb, adjective, noun • 1. the female human being ( distinguished from man). • 2. an adult female person. • 3. a female attendant to a lady of rank. • 4. a wife. (how women are mostly described as)

  3. Stereotypes: • Women are looked upon as: • -House wives • -Sex toys • -Weak • -Powerless • -They are judged on their appearances • -Don’t play sports • -in charge of raising kids • Etc. • http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/15910/1/List-of-Gender-Stereotypes.html

  4. - “It starts young. I remember in fifth grade, I was worried about my weight,” says Urenna, a California public-school student from an article written about the documentary, “Miss Representation”. • - Another girl confessed to being teased because her peers thought she was anorexic. • *No matter what the situation too fat, too skinny, women are always looked at as if they aren’t good enough.

  5. - The reality of it is young girls are showed fake, unrealistic, and unattainable images that they are supposed to believe that they NEED to have. • - The media is the highest and the most concrete reason for why people (mainly women) get so self-conscious.

  6. Today’s young women have higher rates of: • 1. Eating disorders, • 2. Depression, and • 3. Self-destructive behavior than in any other moment in history.

  7. Quick Fact: • - An average woman spends enough money on beauty products; $7,000 by the time a girl is almost twenty, which is equal to paying for five years at a community college.

  8. Advertisements: • -Advertisements have women selling everything from food to cars. • -We continue to see that women are the main focus of most advertisements and the biggest selling point for the product being sold. • -Almost every third advertisement broadcasted has some identification of female stereotypes.

  9. Advertisements usually show woman in three ways: • Highly sexual • Doing house work • Shown being overpowered by men

  10. Young girls feed off of these portrayals of women and it leads to an unhealthy mentality…unhealthy self image…unhealthy person. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0pwXRQxSYE&feature=related

  11. Thank You for watching!

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