In this advertisement, it is showing the stereotype that women are expected to be the ones to clean. People seem to believe that women are born to be housekeepers, cleaning up after everyone. The only job that women should worry about is cleaning, while men should be the ones working.

Counterintuitively, the advertisement says, “Mr. Clean,” but in reality the title should be “Ms. Clean.” The advertisement is to encourage women to clean more, not men. Men are expected to be the ones who make the mess.

Men are born with more masculinity than women, but that does not mean that women cannot have masculine energy. That goes to say that men are allowed to have feminine energy, too, even though women are seen as the feminine ones. Both men and women have the right to have feminine and masculine energy.

“Real” men workout and sweat, so “real” women can, too. Going to the gym there are typically more men than women, but women take care of their bodies and be physically fit. Women should not always be seen as soft and delicate, as they have the ability to be strong and powerful.

Along with women being powerful, they can have the power to accomplish many jobs. Cleaning, though, is not the only work a woman is able to do. Women can be better at cleaning than men, but that does not go to say that men cannot clean, too. Woman are able to do many tasks, if not more, than what men do.

As seen in this advertisement, Rosie the riveter is pictured. Rosie is known for her representation of the power women have to work in places such as factories with men. This advertisement, though, reverses the point of her icon, saying that women should stick to just cleaning.

As previously mentioned, women are born being expected to be the maids of the household. People have the tendency of making fun of men for not having the ability to clean without a struggle. Men are just as capable as women are and there is no reason a man cannot be the one who stays home to take care of chores and take care of the children.

Women are not only epected to take care of the around-the-house chores, but to also be the ones taking care of the family. Men are mocked for not being able to change a diaper, but it is the man expecting the woman to change the dirty diaper and clean the babies bottom. Having a child and a house together means you use teamwork, not just put all of the weight on your parter.

In the advertisement above, the boy and girl both do the same chores, but one has a higher allowance than the other. In this case, like many others, the boy has more money and is able to buy more himself. The girl on the otherhand does not have as much money to even buy herself food. Instead, she gets to watch the boy feed himself even though they both worked the same job.

These days, it is sadly common that women get paid less for doing the same job as a man. Both genders are fully capable, yet not seen as equal, which is unfair. Just because a woman has the chance of not being as available due to the chances of having a child, does not mean she should be seen as less. Not being able to work for natural and expected reasons should be treated fairly for both genders in the workplace.

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