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There is an idea in modern society that the most successful individuals are mostly men. While many may focus on this small group of successful men, there are also many examples of successful women that are not focused on as much as men.

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Women make up 50.8% of the U.S. population and 46.9% of the workforce. Women also typically earn $0.85 on the dollar compared to men.

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Men and women are physically equal, in the way that we are built the same way and can accomplish the same tasks, but the socioeconomic differences in modern society have made it unfair to women in day to day life.

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Women are often paid a lower salary or given a lower position in the workplace; giving men higher opportunities for work and education, almost labeling them as "smarter" or "more capable"

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Some ethnic groups that are discriminated against are African Americans, hispanics, and asian Americans. While not as widely talked about these groups do face discrimination in todays society.

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This reminds me of the first discussion board we did from the question of what shapes our views of gender. The gender gap begins at birth and even before we are born, through the association of blue with boys and pink with girls in gender reveal parties and baby showers.

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Women are commonly looked at as being discriminated against, but what about ethnic minority groups including men?

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While disadvantages are the loss of motivation to get back into the workforce. There is a settlement and comfort that comes from staying home, therefore making women lack the need to go back: Women “have low career aspirations due to their family responsibilities”.

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There are many disadvantages to these stereotypes, such as, loss of motivation for women to become successful in terms of business, leadership, and high paying jobs (doctor, lawyer)

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Cultural messages label women  as the opposite of cultural messages about leadership.

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There is “growing evidence that gender diversity contributes to organizational and national performance” (Metz and Kulik, 182).

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I always felt that it would make me appear weak or soft if I cried in front of people, but I later realized that everyone has feelings, and it is okay to express them.

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Cultural messages of gender are that women can be labeled as fragile and submissive, meanwhile men labeled as strong, resilient. Cultural messages about leadership are exactly what males are labeled as: strong and resilient. Cultural messages label women  as the opposite of cultural messages about leadership.

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Women’s advancement in Management is just one example of how gender roles and stereotypes are extremely prevalent in today’s society and can offer men more opportunity for success and leadership.

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Stereotyping and prejudice can make life harder for certain groups of people because if the stereotypes are negative then it can make people view a group in a negative light if the person stereotyping is pushing their narrative.

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Girls are often given things like baby dolls or pretend kitchens, while boys are given things like trucks, police officers, and fire fighters. These teach children messages about the roles that are appropriate for them to engage in as they grow up which can have an effect on the way they choose to display leadership styles. For example, men are typically seen as having a more agentic leadership style while women tend to be more communal.

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We are taught many messages about gender roles from even before we are born, starting with things like baby showers and gender reveal parties.

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our ideas of gender either come from people around us or how we grew up the people you surround yourself with have ideas and usually to a certain degree you also agree with those ideas. Ideas can also be ingrained in you by family or your parents which can be harder to change or alter if they had been known since a young age.

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In previous jobs, I have had multiple coworkers and customers who did not believe I was in a position of authority simply because I am a woman.

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When it comes to leader ship, women are “more likely to hold leadership positions in organizations that have experienced a period of below average performance or a scandal” (Metz and Kulik, 184).

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Men typically associate women who are of childbearing age to not be as applied to their work as a male of similar age. This is also seen in organizational culture. Masculine cultures typically characterize themselves with long work hours and favoring men.

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Men also face the struggle of providing for a house and are stereotyped to higher levels of education, financial freedom, resulting in burnout.