Author Archives: Christine Bussey

This advertise is combatting the stereotype that only men can be masons. The job is very demanding physically and women are looked at as weaker. The verbiage, “A day in the life of a mason” shows that the job is gender neutral. When you examine the advertisement, you can see woman wearing overalls, a hardContinue reading “Gender Stereotype 5”

This advertisement is looking for men to join the nurse work force. This advertisement is countering the stereotype that nurses are women. The picture shows a group of diverse men that are nurses. Each man is showing their own personality through what they are wearing and even props. We can see a man holding aContinue reading “Gender Stereotype 4”

This advertisement is about the stereotypes of a woman on birth control.  When birth control of introduced it came a stigma. The stigma was that any woman on birth control was a very wild woman. Currently, this stereotype has diminished due to the positive health results from the use of birth control, but there areContinue reading “Gender Stereotype 3”

This advertisement is promoting the stereotype that women are physically weak. The verbiage on the advertisement, “You mean a woman can open it…?” is aimed at that the ketchup bottle lid. If a woman can open it without the help of a man, the bottle lip must be easy to open. The other aspect ofContinue reading “Gender Stereotype 2”

 This ad promotes the general stereotype that women should be thin to have the perfect body. In current times this stereotype has diminished in America but maintains elsewhere. The pressure for women to stay thin starts in their early years. Advertisements such as this one usually features models with the pictured body type. The advertisementsContinue reading “Gender Stereotype 1”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”