Female stereotype
From the painting, the viewer can see a black and white image of a woman looking into the distance and she is not looking at the viewer. The artist makes a description of the painting and she presents a female heroine from a "movie we feel we must have seen," and says that she is a "young career girl in a trim new suit on her first day in the big city" (Moma). This makes the viewer think any woman in a movie is "replaceable" because people think that they have seen an image from a movie but actually have not seen the movie.
From that time period, women have gained many rights that they earned in the Modernism era, and people started to see women in higher job roles. But as women gain the ability to go into different fields of jobs, there is still a stigma towards women doing certain jobs. From the painting, the artist says that the women in the image are from a movie that actually has not been made, but appears that people have seen. This makes people think that there is an "ideal" woman that can play certain movies or jobs, and not every job is available for women. Modern-day people believe that women can do any job that a man can, but either do not receive equal pay for the work, receiving stigma from other people, or the ability to get that job is harder because of their gender.
Hey Raj,
ReplyDeleteIt was great that you were able to write about this issue where it reminded me of a story my friend told me over how in order to not have women sound less then, they should do things as if it wasn't a big deal for them to do it in order to help normalize it. That is not to say that you shouldn't celebrate accomplishments but more so that it an accomplishment over the sole thing that she is a woman which hits upon the stigma and double expectations.
Best,
Treb
Hey Raj! I love that you are talking about sexism and I agree with you on how women are finally welcome in many types of workplace but yet, not treated equally as men. One more thing that I personally experienced is that, when a woman succeed in the workplace, "it's not because she's talented/hard working but because the boss fancy her". It's pretty upsetting that many female workers are underestimated in the workplace. The title of the photograph took me a second to fully understand and I think that's pretty smart.
ReplyDeleteNice background Raji!
ReplyDeleteYou have it clear the idea of how were the rights in that time, specially for women, that at the beginning it was consider impossible for a woman to live without depending from a man, and it was financially impossible because there were different rates that were lower compared to a man. I do believe that there a some physical work that can't be done in general for woman because of their physical strength, but that doesn't they are not good at other areas, and it is common to hear that women are smarter than men mentally. Trying to compare intelligence and gender doesn't typically yield much in the way of productive discussion, but sometimes research comes along that makes opening this particular can of worms worth it.
Hello, I liked reading your article. I like the description you give in the opening paragraph. The shift from the first to second paragraph is very well done. The connection you are trying to make is very clear in the second paragraph. The sentence fluency is very nice and makes an easier read for the viewer. I can't wait to see what else you produce in the future.
ReplyDeleteHi Raj! I think your choice of topic for this analysis was really interesting. I've never seen this photo before, which is interesting considering it's message I definitely think it should've become a common image to study in our high school history classes, but I digress. When I look at it, I personally ask myself what she might be looking at. Her future? Her past? Just her new surroundings? But I think the slight fear and intimidation in her eyes say a lot about how women felt about breaking the glass ceilings in the work force at the time.
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