Gender Roles

Today in class we talked about gender roles and how prevalent they are in our society. I can agree that no matter what there will always be some sort of roles that are associated with gender but doesn't mean I like the roles. The problem of gender is it associated with our ever day lives and our ability to be successful in anything even sports. People in society take gender as a way in which females and males should act. When someone steps out of that gender roles they are looked down upon and people do not understand why they are acting out. Women are constantly having to prove their femininity and their athletic ability. A female athlete has to overcome the stereotypes of being a female athlete by women and by men. The more feminine a female athlete is the more publicity and recognition they will receive from the public. The better of an athlete a female is the more she is perceived as as man. A women should not have to be manly to be good at sport or anything is society but they are. Over the years our society has gotten better for female athletes but the issues have not completely been overcome. I hope that things will get better and things will change but they will only change if we change it.
Milissa Prothro Kin 338I