Gender Differences
I was surprised finding out that the topic for our paper was about our
feelings of belonging to the other gender. I think the title of the book
"Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus" by John Gray applies to how
different men and women are in their attitudes, feelings and lifestyles.
This experience for me will be enjoyable for me since I have never thought
what it would be like to be a female and also to hopefully give me a
better insight on a few questions that have interest me about women since
I was a little kid.
Both, men and women, are constantly concerned about looking "good" even
though they are physically different. In order to look appealing to
others, men are supposed ...
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than myself, that I don't feel too much pressure of
trying to look better than them. I am rather more concerned of my own
health and ways to improve it. I was really surprised when they told me
that other girls are the ones who usually criticize or pressure them.
When I was aware of this, I did notice, at times, while walking around
casually with my girl friends, when they weren't looking appropriate,
would get stares, hisses or comments from other females. I was even
surprised when I heard my girlfriends talking about other girls right in
front of me, even though most of these times I didn't notice anything
wrong or different about the other girls they were talking about. From
this observation, I think the pressure of always looking good would be
greater if I was to be a female. I would always try to look good and to
please others. Girls, I think, are faced with enormous pressures to look
good. Television, for example, almost never features old, heavy, or
unattractive women. ...
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faced to just go out on a date or with her friends.
Sometimes she would ask me to tag along with her so my parents would think
she was out with me. During these times, I remember worrying about her
safety even though I am 8 years younger than she is. I can't imagine how
hard it would be for me if I was a girl and the baby of the house. I
would probably have to hear the words "curfew" or "be home at ten" for the
first time without laughing. I would definitely remember all the times I
have taken for granted such as being able to freely go out and not get in
trouble, when I was a boy.
Another thing I would be concerned with, if I was a girl, is sex and
violence. Since females are ...
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