Bella Post Class4/25

Class yesterday was an extremely interesting experience. I have never been put in a position where a male professor put the girls in power of the class, on purpose. One thing I find interesting is how, though there are far fewer males in most of my classes than there are females, the males still tend to assume roles of power at time. I really enjoyed Dr. Rog’s comments about raising our hands, and commenting on the boys’ behavior. I know most of the guys, especially Danny, became extremely frustrated by not being able to speak. Some of the other guys sat quietly and listened, but many of them felt the need to express themselves. I think I learned a lot yesterday about the disjoint between men and women. For instance, Danny said he is not able to accomplish anything when he works with a girl or a group of girls–he says he has to take charge of the situation in order to finish the project. I have worked with Danny and I would say he is quite the opposite. He doesn’t always bring his full attention to the project or to class and is often focused on other things. If I were to respond to Danny, I would tell him that he doesn’t take control of a group, his group takes are of him. I think that many men are spoiled–they think everything comes easily, they don’t have to work to get a woman, to be successful, some of them just believe it’s going to be handed to them. As a woman, I know that I will have to work twice as hard as my male peers in order to be successful. Depending of where I decide to work after college, I know I will struggle to be as competitive as my male colleagues. The struggle of being a woman is something I have grown up and am fully aware of, so experiences like yesterday’s class, where the women are specifically put in power, was extremely interesting.