Because I am a man, I can't experience the viewpoint of women. Naturally, I would have to say that being a man in today's society is harder than being a woman. As stated multiple times in both articles, men have held the responsibility of being the primary breadwinner. Thinking back to the earliest of times, men have always been the hunters, responsible for bringing home food for the family. I don't believe that there is as much emphasis on gender roles in today's society as there was earlier in time. However, I do believe that there is much more debating than there once was. For instance, it wasn't until the 1960's that it began to become more acceptable for a girl to become a worker. Up until then, a woman was a housewife and that was that. Now-a-day's, I almost want to say that it's expected for a girl to want to be respected and prove to the world she can do anything and everything their male counterparts can. It's almost like an 'anything you can do, I can do better' kind of thing. At the same time, I don't see men attempting to change their roles in today's society. As Barbara Risman stated, "If girls call themselves tomboys, it's with a sense of pride, but boys make fun of other boys if the step just a little outside the rigid masculine stereotype." This makes perfect sense, and because of this, I think that the female's gender role is changing but the male's gender role is not. Even though are more dominant in terms of occupational jobs that include physical strength, I am starting to see women take more powerful jobs like becoming a doctor, lawyer or even a politician. All in all, men are still expected to bring home money and provide for their families but it is becoming more acceptable for the women to do the same.
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