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Personal Narrative Essay On Gender Roles

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I started to realize my gender when I was young. I remember that my mom always tells me “ you should wear skirts you are a girl.” I didn’t mind to be a girl or a boy because I didn’t realize that boys and girls have the physical difference. I, even more, like to be a boy. I don’t like pink, red and all girls’ stuff. I thought they are not cool. The first time I realized girl shouldn’t be too close to the boy was in middle school. My teacher had a serious conversation after I talked with a boy for a long time. In China, we were not allowed to date someone in high school. There was not sexual education in China back to that time. And from the traditional point of view, girls are not allowed to have sex before they get married. Even though today people’s mind getting open but there still a lot of people think women belong to their husband whether it is from body or mind. “If she is heterosexually active, a woman is open to censure and punishment for being loose, unprincipled or a whore.” Marilyn Frye mentioned in the United States women will be criticized for sexual behavior, and they also need to bear the pressure from unwanted pregnancy. Marilyn Friedman（2014）- Autonomy, Oppression, and Gender. …show more content…

I always know this is a patriarchy society. I can clear see men in my home have a higher position than women. In the past, women don’t go to work only stay at home take of children, do housework, make delicious food for their husband. Men go to work to earn money to support the whole family. My mom and dad both have income, but my mom still does all housework my dad only relaxes in his free time. I always feel unfair for my mom. My mom thinks it’s ok because all family structure is just like my family. My dad thinks he’s doing the right thing and he doesn’t want to

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