Well, this is actually a problem. A woman simply being assertive is more likely to be interpreted as a woman being "bossy" or angry even for the same behaviors a man might use. When a woman is interpreted as being angry (whether she's actually angry or not), people perceive her as having lower competency than they would a man under the same circumstances. Studies show that people tend to assume women's anger or assertiveness is internalized (e.g. "she's just a bossy/angry person") while people tend to assume men's anger or assertiveness is external (e.g. "he's dealing with a lot right now"). Studies also show that if a supervisor/manager happens to be a woman, people remember her negative attributes and forget her positive attributes more exaggeratedly than they do with male supervisors/managers.Walker wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:27 amThat's how they dress it up to make it sound good. But really, it was hairy legs.Astro Cat wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:52 amHer contention was that wearing slacks is formal and only not accepted because she was a woman. I mean, was Rosa Parks "cutting off her nose to spite her face" by refusing to move on the bus? Or are both of these women standing up against oppressive attitudes and laws?Belinda wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:48 am
For pragmatic reasons she should have dressed formally. Her attitude was 'cutting off her nose to spite her face'.
I wonder if she habitually challenges others to a fight or only does so to powerful others. if the latter then she has my sympathy however she trying to crack a nut too hard for her.
As an aside, because I don't want to interrupt Belinda, but I think since they got that liberation, women got a lot bossier. The thing is, bossy women without juice, be that juice intelligence or some other kind of power, are just comical. If they are in politics, they can be dangerous because of that mentality that says, aww, she's a girl, give her a break. Besides, a woman in this (name the position) is historic.
And, I'm not referencing you. It's just something I've noticed.
Women are often aware of these double standards, so they seek to avoid being perceived as angry, but this can just cause stereotype backlash.
I guess what I'm trying to say here is that this perception that women are "bossy" is a good example of a negative gendered stereotype and is an unfair double standard. I don't agree that it's true. I'm sure there are genuinely bossy women just as there are genuinely bossy men, but I think people need to realize that because of the way our cultural ideas of gendered norms work, people have cognitive biases whereby they're more likely to perceive a woman as "bossy" even if she's really not (or, at least, people are more likely to call a woman "bossy" for the same assertive behavior that they wouldn't call "bossy" in a man).