Word: genderism
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Perspective’s Girl Talk,” April 16). In addition to holding Perspective responsible for emasculating men (and, a fortiori, the popularity of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”), Smith misrepresents Perspective and misconstrues and trivializes the idea of gender equality...
...perpetuating “the fallacy that women can’t succeed in a competitive environment.” Rather than “harp on differences between men and women,” Perspective should realize that “the common humanity both genders share is a real basis for equality” and that “an entire issue devoted to one gender has consequences.” Perspective thinks Smith misses the point. Gender equality, and any sort of equality for that matter, is not about assuming away human differences and adopting the stance...
Many of the losing female contestants have complained that they were wrongly discriminated against on the basis of their gender during the competition. While this is certainly wrong, this kind of gender exploitation can go both ways. These women decided early on to play hardball with their femininity and it came back to bite them. Through their relentless use of their own sexuality, from wearing mini-skirts and slinky dresses as “business attire,” to using flirtation as a marketing strategy, these ladies not only made fools of themselves, but they also endorsed the same...
When I first heard about Donald Trump’s new reality show, “The Apprentice,” I was actually looking forward to watching it. His cast was gender-balanced, and whether intentionally or not, this was rather progressive in light of the low number of women in top leadership positions in corporate America. The female contestants were bright and accomplished, and I idealistically hoped these ladies would utilize their talent and prove to the nation that gender should not be a factor considered when it comes to identifying good leadership. What a let down...
...these female contestants discovered that midriffs were not the key to securing management positions and flirting would only get them through so many rounds. By endorsing sexist strategies themselves, these women opened the door to a slew of gender stereotypes they had not exactly anticipated. One by one, the female contestants were eliminated, with the classic stereotypical female weaknesses often cited as the explanation. Three of the contestants were criticized for being too emotional. Omarosa was just a bitch...