Little Women

After reading the article and watching the documentary Misrepresentation I have noticed how objectified women are in the media. As the documentary pointed out, women in leadership positions are always critiqued on their appearance and physical attributes while men are not. It is important for documentaries like this to be shown so that people also realize this misrepresentation of women in the media and hopefully end it. Another point the documentary makes that is also made in the article is the sexualization of girls at a very young age. Clothing stores and TV shows sexualize young girls by making and endorsing sexual clothes and behavior. This also needs to be stopped because this behavior leads young girls to constantly focus on looks rather than more important elements of life. This sexualization ties into the first point of objectifying women leaders. As a Mount student, I am called to become a strong, independent, female leader in the future. By reading this article and watching the documentary I see how difficult it may be to do all of this and be perceived well by others. However I hope to help end this discrimination towards women in the workforce through become a female leader in the career I choose. It is important for women to continually condemn the stereotypes of female leaders in order to end this misrepresentation.