In the Ted Talks video I really liked the statement Sheryl made about how women underestimate their own abilities. I think that I am one of those women. In the house I was raised in I was taught that men are intellectually smarter than women. I group up thinking that men should lead the household and men should lead the country as well. I think this thinking is exactly the type of thing that keep women from rising to the top. I work really hard and I think that is what makes me deserve my success.
I also agreed with Sheryl when she talked about what men and women are viewed as when they are both successful. Men are viewed as lieable while women are viewed as a person who are only out to gain success for themselves. Even in media, all successful women are protrayed as almost evil. You can see examples of how they are protrayed as terrible bosses in the Proposal or Devil Wears Prada. Not the best examples but they are ones that come to mind.
In the discussion she has about Partners I agree that society puts more pressure on men to be succssful. What comes to mind is how society in the past has always made it the ultimate goal for a women or girl to marry, and marry well. They were courted and when married well, their parents were given money. They did not focus on educating the women with reading or writing but rather with lessons on how to run a house.
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