Almost one hundred and fifty years ago on July 19 and July 20, 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Quaker abolitionist Lucretia Mott met in Seneca Falls, New York to discuss the future of women’s rights. Together, Stanton and Mott drafted the Declaration of Sentiments that echoed the Declaration of Independence, by stating” We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.” Both Stanton and Mott had high hopes that their declaration would help women gain equality in the workplace, voting, and society. This is what would be later known as the birth of the Feminist Movement. Although Susan Anthony has paved the way for women’s rights in the voting world, the topic of equality in the workplace and society is still
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This statistic has led to negative stereotypes of women in the workplace in positions of power they include: The Ice Queen, Masculine, and Conniving. The Ice Queen stereotype represents a woman, who shows little to no emotion, is ruthless, cold, power hungry, and unsympathetic. Halley Bock of Fierce states, “A woman who shows emotion in the workplace is often cast as too fragile or unstable to lead, a woman who shows no emotion and keeps it hyper-professional is icy and unfeminine. For many women, it can be a no-win situation.” (Goudreau 1) Assuming that a woman in power is supposed to act masculine in a powerful position is unfair and unappealing because it exerts a lot of pressure on the women in this positon, Christine Langarde a French lawyer and politician agrees with this statement as she constantly has to be careful on her outward appearance. The Conniving businesswoman stereotype is the least appealing in the workforce. Ann Curry of NBC experienced this stereotype when she first received her job stating, “The idea that a woman can only be successful because she somehow connived or engineered her rise–that she could not rise simply because she was too good to be denied.”(Goudreau …show more content…
Dr. John Gray a relationship counselor and author wrote the book: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus to explain his point. The main focus of Mr. Gray’s book was to explore the psychological difference of each sex with the metaphor, “Men are from mars, Women are from Venus.”(Gray 11). The meaning behind this metaphor is that both men and women are familiar with their own societies and customs, but not of each other’s which often leads to confusion (Gray 11). From \a man’s point of view,” when having a conversation with him at home, it seems as if only
This statistic has led to negative stereotypes of women in the workplace in positions of power they include: The Ice Queen, Masculine, and Conniving. The Ice Queen stereotype represents a woman, who shows little to no emotion, is ruthless, cold, power hungry, and unsympathetic. Halley Bock of Fierce states, “A woman who shows emotion in the workplace is often cast as too fragile or unstable to lead, a woman who shows no emotion and keeps it hyper-professional is icy and unfeminine. For many women, it can be a no-win situation.” (Goudreau 1) Assuming that a woman in power is supposed to act masculine in a powerful position is unfair and unappealing because it exerts a lot of pressure on the women in this positon, Christine Langarde a French lawyer and politician agrees with this statement as she constantly has to be careful on her outward appearance. The Conniving businesswoman stereotype is the least appealing in the workforce. Ann Curry of NBC experienced this stereotype when she first received her job stating, “The idea that a woman can only be successful because she somehow connived or engineered her rise–that she could not rise simply because she was too good to be denied.”(Goudreau …show more content…
Dr. John Gray a relationship counselor and author wrote the book: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus to explain his point. The main focus of Mr. Gray’s book was to explore the psychological difference of each sex with the metaphor, “Men are from mars, Women are from Venus.”(Gray 11). The meaning behind this metaphor is that both men and women are familiar with their own societies and customs, but not of each other’s which often leads to confusion (Gray 11). From \a man’s point of view,” when having a conversation with him at home, it seems as if only