Gender Stereotypes In Only Daughter By Sandra Cisneros

Thirteen percent of men think that women should not be plumbers, while sixteen percent of women think that men should not be midwifes. Gender stereotypes pollute the mind and create a template for what to expect from a person before developing any sort of relationship with them. Gender stereotypes wipe away our uniqueness and individuality. They also affect our everyday lives at work, school and our social life. Gender stereotypes create a foundation of what to expect from a person before developing a relationship with them. When you gender stereotype you are assigning roles to a person based on their gender. I personally believe that gender is not defined by body parts or sexual orientation but it is a spectrum. This is why we should all be treated equally, not as men or women, but simply as human beings.

Gender stereotypes wipe away our uniqueness and individuality not everyone is the same and if we were, then we would all be simple. In Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros she says "Being an only daughter for my father meant my destiny would lead me to become someone's wife." I can relate to this because just like Cisneros father, my father is very simple minded as well. If you took away everyone's uniqueness what would you have that others do not have? How would we be different from one another? If we women were just home-oriented, emotional, and submissive and men were dominant, tough, and analytical. Where would there be room for