Out of the entire book, I feel that this chapter most represents what our society is all about, and that is Sex and Gender. Those two subjects alone rule how we live our lives everyday. Because I am a female I am supposed to look, dress, and act a certain way. If I were to say cut my hair short, wear baggier clothes, and start to hang out with guys and do "guy" things, then I could be seen as a dyke or a lesbian. The book says, "Men are commonly held to be more 'naturally' domineering, hierarchially oriented and power-hungry, while women are seen as nurturing, child rearing and domestically inclined". I do believe that the media has a lot to do with how both males and females in our society act and dress. In the section, The bitch, the witch and the matricarch, Diana Meehan did and study and concluded that "representations on television cast 'good' women as submissive, sensitive, and domesticated while 'bad' women are rebellious, independent, and selfish. She also says that Americans have spent over 30 years watching male heroes and their adventures... i ask... when is it our turn? We are always portrayed as "witches, bitches, mothers, and imps"... and I think that television is finally starting to show women in a different light. Shows like Sex and the City, Lipstick Jungle, Samanatha Who?, Ugly Betty, and Heroes where women are seen as independent, powerful, and they don't necessarily let men control how they conduct business.
I think it's really good that women are finally being given their time to shine. Women work hard everyday, and that includes being a stay at home mom, because even though the work they do isn't the same, it's still a difficult job nonetheless. And then there are those working moms who, when you think about it, have a job 24/7. A working father's job usually consists of going to the office, coming home, eating, watching tv, then going to bed, and on the weekends he would mow the lawn, and do other outdoorsy chores, and possibly hang out with the kids. But working mothers have it so much harder. They have to be the first ones up in the morning to get the kids to school then they have to go to work, then be home in time to pick them up, help them with their homework, clean the house, make dinner, and then get everyone off to bed so that they can start the exhausting process all over again. I am glad though that more men are partaking in more of the motherly duties and allowing their wives to pursue their goals and dreams and live the life they always wanted, doing the job they always wanted, and still be a mother. So we can thank the stay at home dads for letting their wives have their chance to be the heroes and breadwinners for their families.
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