Night To His Day Judith Lorber

The “Night to His Day” by Judith Lorber and “Jennifer Lawrence Talks About the Pay Gap for the First Time” by Chi Chi Izundu discuss the genders role in modern day society. Jennifer Lawrence argues that the pay gap in Hollywood comes from the gender training she has received throughout her life. Judith Lorbers’ central argument that social differences between men and women are a result of gender training enhances Lawrence’s claim. Jennifer Lawrence was a costar in the movie American Hustle. After Sony was hacked it was leaked that her male costars were paid significantly more that she was for similar roles. She blames both herself and societies portrayal of women for this as she says, “this is an element of my personality that I've been working against for years, and based on the statistics, I don't think I'm the only woman with this issue. Are we socially conditioned to behave this way?” (Izundo 10). From a young age women are taught not to be aggressive and to always be polite as to make sure they are well received. Lawrence asserts that this plays a role in the pay gap between men and women since women are afraid of being considered a ‘brat’.

She says, “All I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive” (Izundo 12). This is a problem at the forefront of our society that must be dealt with. From the second we enter this Earth we are put into preconceived categories of male and female. From that point on we are taught to follow the guidelines that each gender entails. This constricts society as it makes there right and wrong, better and worse, ultimately resulting in a hierarchal