Blog 25

Using sexualized behavior as a "weapon in the arsenal" is personally demeaning, but certain people use this strategy to advance themselves in their career, these people have no ethics or morals. English writes that there is "always sexual tension between men and women", which leaves the "available woman" stereotype. Some women are sexually harassed in the work place, and some women use it as an advancement technique. I also find it funny that women who use this sexualized behavior technique and do not experience success in advancement, they sometimes try to take down the person in power who did not give in, with a sexual harassment accusation, or lawsuit. Now lets make a pro's list of sexualized behavior; if works, a costly education is not needed for promotion, certain things, like errands and tasks are preformed quicker, timelier manner, sex (for some people), and perhaps a personal relationship could develop from advances. And now for the con's list; lack of respect from peers and/or superiors, unwanted sexual advances, sexual harrassment, continuation of stereotypes, among many other things.
Also, the media portrays these actions in many different ways. There are always sexy women in the media, and a lot of them are shown as flirty trying to get their way. In certain fictional police shows, women cops flirt with male cops to get something done for their own personal advancement. Also women are portrayed in position under male management, and to get a head, they flirt or do sexual favors for the boss to receive a promotion or pay raise.
This technique sets extremely negative stereotypes on women, and keeps us back in square one. Only if morals were valued all across the board, and we have people actually working hard to advance themselves, not offering sexualized behavior to do all the dirt work.