RAB SOURCE ENTRY 1 – ASHLEY

My research question is: How does sexism affect women in their daily lives and how can women fight back?

            My research question is: How does sexism affect women in their daily lives and how can women fight back? This topic interests me because women are expected to act a certain way from a young age. As females we are taught that we have to do dishes, learn to cook, and to clean. We grew up being taught how girls are supposed to act or people will think the wrong thing of us. my brother didn’t get the same speech. I was told, “when you’re wearing a dress or skirt you have to keep your legs closed, and sit with your legs crossed.” “You can’t be around only men people will think the wrong thing.” I already know that young girls are taught that they basically have to be housewives just because the man brings the income. Girls can’t do everything because “that’s a man’s job.” Or men telling us how to do something because they think they know better than us. Some points that I plan to explore and find out more about are how sexism doesn’t only occur at home but in the workplace too and the amount of harassment we receive on a daily basis. Why does sexism target women more than men?

Source entry #1

Part 1: MLA Citation 

Wong, Kristin. “The Workplace Still Isn’t Equal for Women. Here’s Some Advice to Navigate It.” The New York Times 16 June 2019. The New York Times. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/smarter-living/the-workplace-still-isnt-equal-for-women-heres-some-advice-to-navigate-it.html

Part 2: summary 

            In “The Workplace Still Isn’t Equal for Women. Here’s Some Advice to Navigate It.” Kristin Wong mentions how women are being looked down on even before they get hired.  Women are way more sexualized than men. Not only in public but at home too. Women are being underestimated at work and being limited to certain things because some of it is, “a man’s job.” At home girls from a young age are taught that they have to do house chores while the men just bring the income. Not only that but at work they are seen as less reliable or causing more trouble by coming in late because of their kids and etc. women are looked down on way more than men because they are always caring more responsibility than men and it causes their managers to not expect much from them. 

Part 3: reflection 

            This article helps me understand that in the workplace men aren’t questioned nor looked down on the way women do. Managers give them easy tasks because they think we as women can’t handle more difficult things and pass it down to the men. Wong states,” a friend of mine was tasked with hiring a new employee at work…, but he said there was just one problem: She had a 3-year-old, and he was concerned with her reliability. Would she request more time off? Come in late if she couldn’t find child care? Call in sick more often? … but when I asked if he would say the same of a male worker with a 3-year-old, he was silent.”This tells us how women’s responsibilities are the main reason why they are looked down on so much, but in society that’s what they are expected to do. This is a big issue that isn’t spoken about because even when we do fight back we are told we’re being rude or that it’s in our heads. The amount of responsibility we are expected to have nothing compared to men’s and no one understands the pressure nor stress. Sexism begins at home. No one ever says that’s how it starts. Growing up I was taught that I couldn’t do everything my brother did because he was a guy and I was a girl. I had to do dishes but he didn’t because if I didn’t know how to do house chore’s I wouldn’t be a good wife in the future. 

Part 4: rhetorical analysis 

            The genre of this article is news report. The purpose is to inform. The writing style is factual, and the tone is objective. The audience is the general reading public. The occasion for this for this is to inform the readers how women are being underestimated in the workplace and overwork themselves compared to men. The New York Times is a reliable source because it has a worldwide readership. Kristin Wong is a champ of the General public of Expert Columnists NW Greatness in Reporting Grant and is an essayist and specialist at Stowed away Cerebrum Media. 

Part 5: notable quotables

“Men tend to overestimate their abilities, while women consistently underestimate theirs. In a culture that glorifies confidence, even when it’s unfounded, it’s easy to see why this gap can make it harder for women to get ahead.” (Wong)

“Working moms face the “motherhood penalty,” a series of workplace disadvantages like lower starting salaries and higher expectations for competence and punctuality — oh, and mothers are less likely to be hired to begin with, too.” (Wong) 

“When women fail, they tend to blame it on their ability, while men are more likely to point to outside forces.” (Wong and Simmons)