Response to Neeru

This happens so often at my company as well. Once a married guy sits with a woman people are talking. They are always spreading rumors saying they heard this one is cheating and that one it too. I think people are more worried about that stuff sometimes then the work itself. I usually go to lunch at 1pm with two guy and a girl who used to like me but it didn't work out. Well sometimes I get in meetings and go to lunch at 12 with these 2 girls from the other building. She always makes a comment that I am having lunch with the ladies and that they are both married and I shouldn't be hitting on married women when that's not the case. Also I go for a walk at 3 everyday with this girl Dyan. Well her whole floor thinks that we have something going on even though she is married too. Why can't we just be friends without people making stupid comments. I mean yeah I laugh about it, but It does get old fast!!!

Response to Maria

I think that this happens all the time. People are always going to judge women before they do in this scenario. It seems to be more of a guy thing to be open and wanting it all the time. Women are supposed to be lady like and that does not fit into that description. Men always have the titles as pigs or jerks. That's why I always here women say it's hard to find a nice guy out there who just doesn't want that one thing. I think it most defiantly is easier for a women to dress more out there then men because when can where small tight things that show off more. Guys tend to where loose things that does not shot off to much. I mean guys who have big muscles might fit the description a little more because those are the men who usually where tight shirts and show off there muscle. It's more to attract women to them. It will hard to break the habit because girls want guys attention and the only way they seem to get it if they look hot or look easy. It will be hard to change this pattern I think.

Response to Mario

I think this is really awesome that you got in contact with the Author of the book. This was a very well written and easily understandable book to read. I learned a lot from her writings and this book to will only help me grow in the future.

That also was really great of her to get back to you in such short time. She seems to be a great person.

Response to IliaP

I to got a lot from this course and learned the same similar things. Like we need to be more open minded and change societies old forces of habits that we all encounter in today's world. If we all can open our eyes and know that if i guy where a pink shirt does not mean he is not masculine, it's because he liked the shirt. Things like this are ways we can accept the new and forget about the old. As long as we all put are differences aside and fix the problems then we can get some where. It's all up to how we do it that will shape generations in the future. This course only gave us a wider understanding of how and why there are gender differences today.

WEEK 6

My Eureka moment of the week happened today while at work go figure! Ha Well we were having a department party for a girl who is going to be getting married on Friday and today was her last day until July 6th. Well I offered to make a cake and bring it in, so I did that. Well boy did that get a lot of attention. Comments ranged from my girlfriend had to have made it or my mom made it. Everyone was so shocked I had made a cake. I couldn’t understand why it was such a big deal. But then I looked back at this class and see that people always perceive women do the baking and men can’t cook. I actually was kind of aggravated that is was such a big deal. One women from another department said men are usually the ones who bring in the chips or pretzels because when you see them you no a man must of brought them in. That comment is what struck to me to think I just had my Eureka moment. Everyone loved my cake I made and still some doubted I had made it. I don’t understand why can’t a 21-year-old guy make a cake? It’s not that hard!!! This perception seems to still linger today and more men cook and bake then people realize. It’s not just a womens job and it’s something guys are stereotyped all the time as not being able to cook or bake! Well I think this is a issue that needs to be changed!

Response to ShainaG

Below is supposed to be ShainaG not Sarah! : D

Response to Sarah P

This is a interesting point that you have come to notice. AS you see many times you are right it's always the mother taking the children all over creation. I worked in a after school program and I think back now to if I ever recalling any dad's coming to pick the kids up. Nor do I even remember the dad being the emergency contact number! Also don't you notice every time you walk into a daycare it's always women working there? I rarely every see a man working in one. Is it because women have that mother instinct and feeling that the kids feel more drawn too? It's questions that I wonder now too. Women I think just always have the motherly instincts and bonds that these are the roles they just pick up on when they have children.