1. Gender Roles in Society
By: Kathryn Sills
11/18/15

2. The Objectification of Women
Women are seen as objects
Judged on physical beauty and the effort they put into that
Their primary purpose is to appeal to men

3. Confining Women to the Private Sphere
A woman’s place is historically in the home
Not to be seen or heard in the public sphere
Women are more active in the public sphere today
But they are still expected to be active in their homes

4. Limits of Gender inEquality
Gender roles limit what men and women can do
Negatively affects the mindsets of people
Doesn’t allow people the opportunity for free expression

5. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (2011)
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

6. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil war—a rare achievement for any Afghan woman— Kamila was subsequently banned from school and confined to her home. When her father and brother were forced to flee the city, Kamila became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business of her own.

7. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Confining women to the private sphere
Covering women
An independent woman in an oppressive society
Women as breadwinners

8. Slave Market (1886)
Jean-Léon Gérôme

9. Slave Market How men value women An object in the public sphere
Other women in the painting are covered and submissive

10. Little Game (2014)
Benny

11. Little Game Oppressive mind sets Objectifying women
Tyranny of the majority
Freedom of expression

12. Princess Princess (2014)
Strangely Katie

13. Princess Princess Objectifying women
Confining women to the private sphere
Freedom of expression

14. Conclusion
Negative effects of Gender Roles are universal, regardless of…
Time period
Location
Age
Or Gender