Deborah Tannen There Is No Unmarked Woman Summary

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Deborah Tannen once stated, “[Women] didn’t have the freedom to be unmarked” in There is No Unmarked Woman” (par. 34). I do agree with Tannen’s statement, that contemporary women’s freedom has not improved. As a teenager in today’s society, I’ve often fell victim to the stereotypes. A marked woman is a woman placed into a particular category. In “There is No Unmarked Woman” by Deborah Tannen, she claimed that every style available to women was marked (as a judgment). Men have the freedom to be unmarked, because their physical appearance is not as judged as women’s. Tannen mentioned, “Some days you just want to get dressed and go about your business. But if you’re a woman, you can’t,” (page 15). Now some may say, as society progresses women are now redefining what it means to be “a woman”. And that there’s no strict stereotypes on women for style of fashion and occupations. Do we really see a change in society about women? In addition, the world is beginning to accept the unique and creative style that …show more content…

Men and women even in the 21st century are still not considered equivalent when it comes to occupations. In “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” by Marry Wollstonecraft, Mary mentions “some women govern their husbands without degrading themselves, because intellect will always govern.” (pg. 7) Since, men often believe that women are inferior to them. Women are trying to find a way to not let the degradation effect them or take away their pride as an individual. Women are marked this way, because they are seen as weak and categorize as unfit to uphold important “male figured” roles. A statistic shown in gender disparity from the Heart of Leadership website, that only “three percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women”. Since women are being marked inadequate, because of their femininity. It’s hard for society to recognize that women are just as powerful as men and can make vital

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