An interesting topic was brought up in the comments section of a blog post I was reading earlier which made me think more about the sexual stigmas that society places on us today and how those stigmas have changed throughout the years.
The topic was brought up because there was only one female on a small team of developers for a website. This started the discussion on why more females did not work in technical fields and an interesting point was brought up that women who do choose this field often do so at a disadvantage because they are not typically allowed to “tinker” with things as much as boys are.
You can make the same comparison to women in the automotive repair industry. I come from a long line of auto mechanics and my own mother knows her way around a car or two- with the ability to build one from scratch with nothing more than a frame. However, many young girls are never given the opportunity to even look under the hood of a car so if they become adults who want to work in the profession, they would obviously be starting out behind the rest of the group.
Or think about the young man who wants to work with hair but was raised to think that was something only girls do. Most girls sit around and comb, brush and braid one another’s hair from a very young age but most boys aren’t given this opportunity. If he gets older and decides to go to school for cosmetology, he will be a few steps behind all of the girls who already have experience in this.
Why is it that we have these stigmas in our society that say people of a certain *** should be working in certain professions and that those of another *** cannot work successfully in a particular profession? Could these be leftover remnants of sexual prejudices that still slip through even in this modern society we live in?
I believe much of this has to do with how we are raised as children. I encourage all four of my children (2 boys, 2 girls) to explore any interests they have, regardless of whether society deems it more appropriate for a male or female. I hope this helps them grow up without the binds of sexual stigma so they can be anything they want to be.
If you’re a parent, role model to children or anyone who works with or around children, think about the impressions you are giving them in regards to what men and women can and cannot do. Are you limited their dreams for the future by leading them to believe that *** determines what they can do?
By: Lisa A Mason
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Sexual Stigmas of Society
An interesting topic was brought up in the comments section of a blog post I was reading earlier which made me think more about the sexual stigmas that society places on us today and how those stigmas have changed throughout the years.
The topic was brought up because there was only one female on a small team of developers for a website. This started the discussion on why more females did not work in technical fields and an interesting point was brought up that women who do choose this field often do so at a disadvantage because they are not typically allowed to “tinker” with things as much as boys are.
You can make the same comparison to women in the automotive repair industry. I come from a long line of auto mechanics and my own mother knows her way around a car or two- with the ability to build one from scratch with nothing more than a frame. However, many young girls are never given the opportunity to even look under the hood of a car so if they become adults who want to work in the profession, they would obviously be starting out behind the rest of the group.
Or think about the young man who wants to work with hair but was raised to think that was something only girls do. Most girls sit around and comb, brush and braid one another’s hair from a very young age but most boys aren’t given this opportunity. If he gets older and decides to go to school for cosmetology, he will be a few steps behind all of the girls who already have experience in this.
Why is it that we have these stigmas in our society that say people of a certain *** should be working in certain professions and that those of another *** cannot work successfully in a particular profession? Could these be leftover remnants of sexual prejudices that still slip through even in this modern society we live in?
I believe much of this has to do with how we are raised as children. I encourage all four of my children (2 boys, 2 girls) to explore any interests they have, regardless of whether society deems it more appropriate for a male or female. I hope this helps them grow up without the binds of sexual stigma so they can be anything they want to be.
If you’re a parent, role model to children or anyone who works with or around children, think about the impressions you are giving them in regards to what men and women can and cannot do. Are you limited their dreams for the future by leading them to believe that *** determines what they can do?
By: Lisa A Mason
About the Author:
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Tags: Automotive Repair, Comments Section, Females, Remnants, Stigmas.
Filed under Society by admin on Jun 17th, 2010.