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Asayoungamericanmale,Iamstrong,fast,smart,brave,responsible,andathletic.WhileIam
someofthesethings,Iamnotallofthem,yetsomepeopleexpectmetobe.Icanonlyliftso
much,runsofast,knowsomuch,handlesomuchjumpsohigh,dosomuch,therearelimits.
Butifitsuitssomeoneelse'sneedsformetopassthoselimits,Ihavetopassthem.
Thisessayisabouthowsocietyseesmeasamaleandwhatstereotypescomewiththattitle.

Strengthandathleticismareusuallyassociatedwithbeingaman,Thisisanegative
socializationbecauseitleaveswomenoutofmostthoughtsaboutstrength,Whyisthis?
Womenaresocializedtobemothers,andcleaners,aswellasothercarerelatedjobssuchas
doctorsaccording

to
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
,By2017,womendoctorswillbeinthe
majoritycomparedwith1960whentheycomprisedonly24percentofmedicalschoolintake.
Menaresupposedtodothingslikebuildingandothermanuallabor.
Menaremadeouttobestrongandathletic,thedon'thitgirlsrulewasmadebecausewomen
areFragileandmenaren't.

Whileintelligenceisassociatedwithwomen,itisassociatedevenmorewithmen.Menare
supposedtoknowwhatisgoingonatalltimesandbeabletoreactquicklyandintelligently.
Accordingtoastudyconductedby
http://www.livescience.com
:Thoughwomennowreceive
halfthedoctoratesinscienceandengineeringintheUnitedStates,theymakeuponly21
percentoffullscienceprofessorsandameasly5percentoffullengineeringprofessors.
Therearemoremeninthesciencefieldsandtheyarepayedmorethanwomen.

Menarebraveandstandupforthemselveswhilewomenaretootimidto.
Accordingtoastudyby
http://www.ehow.com
thenumberofmeninthemilitaryfaroutweighthe
women.Ofapproximately1.4millionservicemembers,only14.5percentarewomen.because
mostwomenareseenastimidandlesssuitedforcombat.wheninreality,someofthebravest
peopleIknowarewomen,likemysister,willanythinggetinthewayofwhatshewants?ifshe
reallywantsit?no.
Womencanbejustasbraveandstrongasmen,andsometimesevenstronger,buttheyarestill
lookeduponastheweakerandmorefragilegender.

Menareresponsibleforharderjobs,butaccordingtoasurveyshowingthedivisionof
householdchores,menemptythebins,changelightbulbsanddoaspotofDIYandwomendo
almosteverythingelse,yetmenarealmostalwaysmadetobethehardworkersinmovies,tv
andathome.
Usinginformationfoundon
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Ihavesuppliedacondencedlistof
choreswomendothatmenusuallydont:1)Cleaning2)Washing3)Ironing4)Managingthe
familybudget5)Organisinginsurance6)Organisingpaymentofutilitybills7)School/nursery8)
Arrangingchildcare9)Arrangingapplicationsforprimary/secondaryschool10)Arrangingplay

dates11)Takingchildrentoclubs12)Organisingbirthdayparties13)Buyingclothes14)
Organisingholidays15)Buyingfamilypresents/cards16)Managingdoctor/dentist/optician
appointments17)Lookingafterchildrenateveningsandweekends18)Preparingactivitiesfor
yourpartnertolookafterthechildrenateveningsandweekends19)Lookingafterchildren20)
Settlingchildrenthatwakeinthenight21)Organisingbirthdaypresentsforfamilymembers22)
Bookingholidays.
Thisisjustthecondensedversion,almostallofthesehavesubcategories,andthewomentake
careofmostofthem.Womenandmendomanydifferentthings,butwomendomanymore
householdandsoftlabourrelatedthings,andthenumberofthingswomendocomparedtomen
ismuchhigher.Toillustratemypoint,hereisaQuotefrom
http://www.slate.com
,Menand
womenbothgoofftowork,butit'swomenwhocomehometoawholeotherjob.andUsing
datafromtheannualAmericanTimeUseSurvey,comparinghowmuchhouseworkand
caregiving"nonemployed"Americansdo.Hefoundthatevenwhentheydon'thaveanoutside
jobtotakeuptheirtimeandenergy,menstillmanagetodowaylesshouseworkandchildcare
thanwomen.Thisarticleshowshowmanymenstillthinktheydon'thavetodomuchuntil
somethingneedstoberenovatedorsomethingheavyneedstobemoved.

Menandwomenaresocializeddifferently,buttheybothhavestereotypes.Somegood,some
notsogood,andnotallaretrue.Manyofthesestereotypeswerebornwhenmenwereseento
besuperior,andstillexisttodayasifmenarestillsuperior,whilemenaresittingprettyasthe
strong,fast,smart,brave,athleticones.Womenareusuallytreatedwithlessrespect,
sometimesevenbyotherwomen,whosometimesseethemselvesaslessthanmenbutare
somehowokaywithinequality.