Every Friday in Econ is "market Friday" that means you can bring in a newspaper article somehow related to Economics for extra credit. I brought in an article about the G20 meeting that just was last week in London and of course did I take one of a German website. So there was this picture of Angela Merkel (German chancellor, picture).
It is really mean the way media portrays women, especially in politics. I'm not the biggest feminist or anything but you have to admit that this is somehow not fair anymore. When men get older they are "wise". But women just get wrinkly, fed and ugly. So it's okay for men to get a beer belly and lose their hair, but women are not allowed to have the tiniest little bit of grey in their hair?
That is not fair.
I have to say that a lot of pictures of Angela Merkel are really funny. She never seems to smile or be happy. But this should still not affect in any way my view on her job, her job as the leader of a country. But it does. As much as I try not to (and I think I’m pretty good with that), it still does affect my view on her just as it affect everyone elses.
If you still see someone looking dump and weak, how should you ever have the confidence in this someone to be the right person for the biggest job a country has?
I just want to say that women have it so much harder in politics (not just Mrs. Merkel, also Sarah Palin or anyone else), which is not fair talking about equal rights for men and woman.
It is really mean the way media portrays women, especially in politics. I'm not the biggest feminist or anything but you have to admit that this is somehow not fair anymore. When men get older they are "wise". But women just get wrinkly, fed and ugly. So it's okay for men to get a beer belly and lose their hair, but women are not allowed to have the tiniest little bit of grey in their hair?
That is not fair.
I have to say that a lot of pictures of Angela Merkel are really funny. She never seems to smile or be happy. But this should still not affect in any way my view on her job, her job as the leader of a country. But it does. As much as I try not to (and I think I’m pretty good with that), it still does affect my view on her just as it affect everyone elses.
If you still see someone looking dump and weak, how should you ever have the confidence in this someone to be the right person for the biggest job a country has?
I just want to say that women have it so much harder in politics (not just Mrs. Merkel, also Sarah Palin or anyone else), which is not fair talking about equal rights for men and woman.
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