Virginia Woolf Stereotypes Against Women Essay

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In today’s society, it’s not hard to see that women are treated differently than men. But just how differently are the genders treated? Virginia Woolf claims that even when there aren’t limitations preventing women from performing in any profession she chooses, she will face external and internal problems. This claim holds true in today’s society because women have strong stereotypes against them, the media treats women differently and a fear of public failure can cripple some women. Virginia Woolf, a women’s right activist in the early to mid 1900s, described what women were expected to be in her day and age. Which is to be sympathetic, charming, unselfish, an excellent family member, to be pure and beautiful. In today’s age, there are many conflicting ideas of what a woman must be, and society is all too happy to judge a woman who isn’t following their ideas of what a woman is. …show more content…

In 2014, an Australian man dressed in the same suit for a year, for a social experiment. Karl Stefanovic sent on a mission to prove how strong sexism in everyday life. He is quoted to have said “I’m judged on my interviews, my appalling sense of humour – on how I do my job, basically. Whereas women are quite often judged on what they’re wearing or how their hair is...”(Karlin). This supports the idea how the media judges men and women with different scales, on women how pretty they are, while men are judged on skills and qualities they have. Sexism in media is a very serious issue, and can be blatantly obvious when men answer the sexist questions instead of women, such as when Mark Ruffalo answers co-star Scarlett Johnson’s questions. Ruffalo received questions about his diet and clothing, while Johnson finally had a chance to discuss her Avenger character, “The Black Widow”. Clearly, women struggle with sexism in the media, despite when they are allowed to join jobs such as acting or news

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