Giard and Friedan

I found both of these articles to be rather fascinating as I am a women and do not feel that these stereotypes should even be relevant in todays world. However, if I were to take a step back and look at it from another perspective I can definitely see how these article could apply to a women’s everyday life. But in contrast I do not think that anybody’s identity should define them or what their life is like. For example, just because someone is a certain race, religion, or gender they should not be expected to live a different life.  

                  I like how Giard’s article “Doing Cooking” points out how many people view the act of cooking to be mundane yet it is just expected of women. Something that I found very fascinating however, is how Chef’s are typically identified as men. To me this emphasizes the gender inequality as if women can not be good enough cooks to be chefs, but a man who enjoys cooking is much superior to a women cook making him a chef.

                  I found Friedan’s article “The Problem that has No Name” to have an interesting taste. Reading through this article it was clear that this article was written in the 1960’s. My main reaction after reading this article was that women during this time seemed to live just to please men. This makes since with the stereotypes of this time period, however this article almost makes it seem that the women enjoyed living to please men, meanwhile forgetting about themselves.