As I have watched Miss Representation, my first reaction is anger to how women are objectified and viewed. The commentary of the men in this documentary from various television shows is absolutely ludicrous in my eyes. I am appalled that men devalue women by thinking, out loud, that they are not good enough to hold the same positions as men. If I could I would respond to these men by saying that without women, they would not be as successful as they might be today. There are many women behind the scenes of large companies and businesses that never go acknowledged. It is extremely unfair for the way women are objectified as sex symbols, and not taken as seriously by men as they should be. The insanity of the comments and thoughts running through the minds of the men in this documentary completely strike me and make me furious.
As a young woman, I anticipate my role in the workplace to be equal to the role of men. I plan on being a Physician Assistant, and in this career I expect to be valued as much as a male coworker. I have been working as hard as I can to get the grades to be accepted into a great college with the Physician Assistant program. I hope to be treated with the same amount of respect as men in this program. I know that I will work to my highest potential in order to be the best that I can be as someone who will help many in my career. I expect and also hope that I will be given the same opportunities and respect as men in the workplace. I hope to be able to work with a man as an equal, instead of being treated as a lesser.
Attending the Mount has affected my understanding of my gender and identity for the best. I have learned that I am a strong, independent woman, who can achieve anything I want. By attending the Mount, as cliché as it may sound, I have developed a greater sense of self and who I want to be. I have created amazing goals for myself that will shape my future as well as realized who I am. If I did not come to Mount, I do not think I would have grown into the girl I am today. I know that I can make a difference, despite my gender and the prejudice that comes with it because Mount has shaped me into a confident person.
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