Haroun Blog

Blog – On p. 107, Blabbermouth gives Haroun a piece of feminist advice. She basically says that girls aren’t able to be strong (or heroic) characters because of the ways people stereotype them. Think about contemporary female heroes. Do we have any? Do we value the fact that they are female?

Do female heroes exist? The answer to that question is of course. Female heroes are everywhere. They do not have to be based off of a book or movie; they can be real women from real life situations. The real question here is, do female heroes get the credit they deserve. I can honestly say, without hesitation, no. Female heroes are not acknowledged like they should be.
Last year, during January term, I took a class, Mean Girls and Bad Boys. This course studied the differences between men and women. Among our many class discussions, we talked about women in the work force. Women are very powerful, yet often underestimated in large or small corporations.
A woman and a man are at a job interview. They each have good recommendations from their previous employers, but the woman has “one-upped” the man. She is a college graduate. In many cases, the employers will higher the man, even though the woman has a higher education. This is because the CEO or President of the company does not believe that the woman will have the ability to work and cope under stressful and tiring situations.
Well take this men: women are starting to take over the work force. Crystal Dehaan, the woman who commissioned the pyramids downtown to be built is not a billionaire.
Of course there are many female heroes, but they are not always recognized. Men are usually given the credit to their work because that is what is expected from our society. Men always get the credit.