We discussed how and why the female roles are often called the other B-word by others, which is Bossy. For most stereotypes around the world, people do anticipate the boys to be to leaders and girls are the one who should be following. Of course, I do agree with some part of the quote," Boys are expected to be assertive, confident and opinionated while girls should be kind, nurturing and compassionate." But what I disagree on is that girls can be caring as much as they want but at the same time, they can also be the one who is in charge, a decisive role. Plus, the authors point out that once women become forthright and confident, both other women and men will dislike them and calling them, Bossy. Indeed that is true from my point of view. In a movie as well as in reality, especially girls in groups often talk behind another girl's back, who is independent and straightforward, on how "Bossy" she is in working. The key point of calling a female "Bossy" is not only take away one's confidence, but also the belief and capacity within herself. In particular, they become more introverted and afraid to speak up their mind because they are scared of being called by that B-word again. I'm not an independent person so I admit that I sometimes do feel a little bit jealous against those who have leadership skills. But instead of hating them, I set them as my role models. Although the criticism about independent women is still going on, there are other advocates who admire and support the opposite idea. For example, my mom is a very tender person, yet she has always been an individualistic person ever since she was young. Even though my parents always consult each other in every problem but my mom seems like the one who mostly makes the final decision. And my dad is very proud to have her as his wife. In Asia, particularly in Vietnam where I had lived, the old generations
We discussed how and why the female roles are often called the other B-word by others, which is Bossy. For most stereotypes around the world, people do anticipate the boys to be to leaders and girls are the one who should be following. Of course, I do agree with some part of the quote," Boys are expected to be assertive, confident and opinionated while girls should be kind, nurturing and compassionate." But what I disagree on is that girls can be caring as much as they want but at the same time, they can also be the one who is in charge, a decisive role. Plus, the authors point out that once women become forthright and confident, both other women and men will dislike them and calling them, Bossy. Indeed that is true from my point of view. In a movie as well as in reality, especially girls in groups often talk behind another girl's back, who is independent and straightforward, on how "Bossy" she is in working. The key point of calling a female "Bossy" is not only take away one's confidence, but also the belief and capacity within herself. In particular, they become more introverted and afraid to speak up their mind because they are scared of being called by that B-word again. I'm not an independent person so I admit that I sometimes do feel a little bit jealous against those who have leadership skills. But instead of hating them, I set them as my role models. Although the criticism about independent women is still going on, there are other advocates who admire and support the opposite idea. For example, my mom is a very tender person, yet she has always been an individualistic person ever since she was young. Even though my parents always consult each other in every problem but my mom seems like the one who mostly makes the final decision. And my dad is very proud to have her as his wife. In Asia, particularly in Vietnam where I had lived, the old generations