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– Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
Short Assignment #3


Length: 1-2 pages, or approximately 300-600 words



In a short essay, consider how race, class, and gender stereotypes impact the
representation of women. Explain why they are oppressive. How is the identity “woman”
represented differently for people of different races? classes? ethnicities? You may wish
to consider how conventional standards of beauty relate to the representation of women
in the media and popular culture, or the effects of cultural beliefs about women on health
or sexuality. Appropriate essays to draw from in this h