The Negative Effects of Imposing Gender Norms

The Negative Effects of Imposing Gender Norms

Sofia Araujo

I was born in El Salvador, San Salvador, and when I was twelve years old, my mom moved to the U.S. to give my older sister and me a better education. I enjoy reading things that enrich my mind and soul, I love nature and watching the sunrise/sunset, and I consider myself outgoing and friendly. I can’t lie and say I’m not ambitious, but that comes from wanting to make my family proud (as well as myself). I enjoy drawing and singing. Wherever my future takes me, I yearn to help others. I’d like to start a non-profit organization to help children in poverty countries get the education they deserve and use the skills I’ve learned throughout life to make someone else’s day a bit better. By submitting this project, I’d like to shed some light on a topic that I’ve familiarized myself with. Throughout middle school/high school, I noticed people who acted out against gender norms be bullied/pushed around for expressing themselves, and as someone who refrained from speaking up for herself because of a language barrier. I can only imagine how frustrating and painful it must be not to be accepted for who you are, so when I wrote this essay, I tried to keep in mind those people who didn’t stand up for themselves afraid of being harassed, for they didn’t conform to gender norms. I hope through my writing I reach someone out there struggling to show themselves to the world and let them know to be comfortable in being who they are.

Created for Jessica Brent's English Composition II course.

13-12-2021

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