, wives, and dependents, limited women from having an individual identity in the male dominated world. For example, in Friedan’s essay, “The problem that has no name”, a woman states that “the problem is always being the children’s mommy, or the minister’s wife and never being myself.” She is claiming that she has no identity of herself.Gender and identity issues led feminists to revolt and “the feminist movememtn has done much for some women, and something for every woemn.” Due to the feminist revolution, women, today, have the privilege to vote, get educated and work outside of the home. They have various new roles and images, which seem to abolish all stereotypes of women. However, the women issues and feminism today, have become more complex and controversial.The impact of gender stereotypes on women, today, is that women have to be a certain way in order to fit into the stereotype. “Femininity as role, is best suited to satisfying a masculine vision of heterosexual attractiveness.” (Brooks 208). Female stereotypes portray the perfect face, the perfect body, and the ideal images that are attractive to men. Due to female stereotypes, women want to look like the woman on the cover of magazines or high fashion models that we see in commercials, in the movies, and on TV. However, the effect of such unattainable ideals is that many women are losing their self-esteem when they do not achieve the ideal. Some women, who do achieve the ideal, are suffering from eating disorders. Improper dieting and having low self-esteem are keen forms of violence towards oneself....
