Gendering Is Done from Birth - Essay Example

One “does gender” very unconsciously. We are constantly “doing gender” even if we are appreciating reverse gender roles. When we see a father holding a baby, we approve of him. Why do we approve? This is because we know that this is not his gender role to hold the kid. So, unknowingly, we are “doing gender”. We praise a woman working from 9 to 5 pm. Why do we praise? We can just consider it as a routine thing, but we pause to praise because we know it is not her gender role to work. Again, unintentionally, we are “doing gender”.

            The point that stands out in the film clip is that the media makes women believe that their worth lies in how they look. Commercials and advertisements objectify women’s bodies. They tell women that they must look impossibly flawless if they want to be accepted by the world. However, the media does not portray men’s bodies like this. This is the sexual discrimination that is portrayed by media that leads to women being treated as objects of beauty and sex, and men as powerful gender.