Standards

Outspoken, driven, opinionated, dominate, successful, outgoing and confident. What do you think of when you recite the adjectives in the last sentence? Most people can describe men with at least two of these words, however can society hold women to the same standards? Can women be outspoken and driven without being rude and selfish? Are female's actions limited based on the lines society draws, defining what is appropriate and what isn't? How will women gain credibility in the public space if we cannot portray dominant roles without being criticized? Female characters that do exhibit the successful CEO position are almost always second guessed in the film or TV series, the audience is usually shown that although she is powerful, deep down she is weak and dependent upon someone else. When male characters, for example Batman, are given a confident and successful role you never see the screen writers dig deep into his emotional weaknesses. When media portrays women with the same standards as men, society may begin to realize that there is no difference between these human beings besides biology. Men and women are capable of sharing the same spaces, men and women are equal.