Today, gender stereotype influences the opportunities we attain and in addition to our life approaches. Tannen’s essay, “Gender in The Classroom” and Katz’s essay, “How Boys Become Men” analyze in their own way on gender equality. Most people would believe that what we go through as a child affects us as we become older.
In Katz’s essay, “How Boys Become Men,” he examines how two young boys are playing with one another. While he analyzes how rough the boys are playing, he began to realize this is the start of how boys become men. For example, the boy’s friend hits him to the ground and instead of him crying, he gets up and vocalizes that he’s no chicken. Today, boys are taught to be strong and handle themselves accordingly. When we think of the way boys play, we think of aggression and competitiveness while girls play in a gentle, nurturance way. Katz argues against the fact that men should show their feelings, yet they are expected to hide their weaknesses because they are men. Katz analyzes that it starts from a
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For instance, Tannen informs us that men constantly speak in class while women hold back because they don’t want to dominate. Men are known to be dominant whether it is in a relationship or at work while women would rather have a man take lead, especially in a relationship. This proves that there are characteristics that relate to each gender. While it’s not only about interactions between men and women but we also gender stereotype because we are taught to do so. Men and women have specific attributes, characteristics, and roles we go by that our society expects us to abide by. Tannen notes the way men and women act in a classroom affects the way they contribute to the class. Teachers can create equal gender opportunity in class to motivate diversity and not be gender biased when it comes to who