80's Gender Roles
During the "80s", people were the ones that helped shape and transform society and helping people live together in relative peace and harmony. A man's job is to earn money; a women's job is to look after the home and family. As society started to transform, both men and women contribute to the household income. Women played a huge role in helping their husband through all the different changing roles in their current society. There was starting to be pictures of women working with men because it was more approved of women working and making money if her husband could support her. A lot more jobs for women came out throughout the "80s." These weren't low end jobs either, wasn't a cashier or anything like that. They were actual professional jobs. Women could even take the role above a man. There was still many women with low paying jobs but it was a start to their new society. Men were always and still known for doing the most! In the 1980s the men were considered the "alpha male" or "the man of the house." When women's roles in the work force start getting to the professional level, the men were angry. The men would be considered "weak" if the women brought home more income than they did. Men would say
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They never sexually harass anyone or anything always on the other end of the story. Women are also still stereotyped to clean around the house. I think from a women's point of view it ups their self confidence and help them think more about themselves than others. These stereotypes have messed up many peoples opinions positively and negatively about themselves. Two examples of songs that show your typical stereotypes are "Dear Future Husband" Megan Trainor (This shows that women are stereotyped to always get their way and everything based off them while men can't do anything) and "If I Were a Boy" Beyoncé (Saying that all men are pigs toward women, men don't understand women's feelings and don't care if they get
They never sexually harass anyone or anything always on the other end of the story. Women are also still stereotyped to clean around the house. I think from a women's point of view it ups their self confidence and help them think more about themselves than others. These stereotypes have messed up many peoples opinions positively and negatively about themselves. Two examples of songs that show your typical stereotypes are "Dear Future Husband" Megan Trainor (This shows that women are stereotyped to always get their way and everything based off them while men can't do anything) and "If I Were a Boy" Beyoncé (Saying that all men are pigs toward women, men don't understand women's feelings and don't care if they get