Women take on many roles. They are daughters, moms, sisters, aunts, and grandmas. Sometimes one woman can take on all of these roles throughout their lifetime. They face many struggles even without the high standards put on them by society.

“I think some unfair standards for women are the fact that we’re always expected to look our best and behave our best,” junior Mackenzie Lewis said. “It becomes a really challenging expectation to meet.”

Men and women both have standards put on them from society.

“I think women have higher standards than men because they are always worried about how they look and what they are wearing,” freshman Adreanne Brown said. “They also are put on higher standards for how they are suppose to behave.”

The past has shown that women are suppose to be polite and proper. However, men have never had this standard. This can make standards for women behavior seem higher than men even in present day.

Usually, the caretaker of the family is the mom. In the past, when the men were at work, the women took care of everything else. Now even though women work too, they still have a big job with the house and the family.

“An unfair standard for women is that many have to take on a family without much help,” freshman Cameron Casto said. “Women can do it on their own but it’s not easy.”

Many women think all men care only about the way women look. However, many male students prove to think differently.

“A woman’s personality matters far more than their looks because you can end up loving the way someone looks if you love their mind first,” senior Colton Leiker said.

In the end, most men think personality is more important.

“There are a few jerks who expect a supermodel or trophy wife but the understanding guys know that they most likely won’t get that,” sophomore Garrett Page said. “A girl’s personality is more important than looks because then you can have a happy and committed relationship.”

The pressure from magazines and other societal standards can make a girl feel insecure and afraid of what other people might think.

“I do feel pressured on how I should look,” junior Jasmine Lawson said. “I used to feel so insecure if I went to school without make up or a nice outfit. However I’ve decided to not let ‘society’s standards’ control my mind and suck all of the joy out of my life by fussing over little things.”

Senior Taylor Adams thinks every girl should feel beautiful because beauty is unique in everyone.

“Some things that make a girl beautiful is confidence, kindness, and compassion,” freshman Alayna Arnhold said.

Freshman Maddie Crees used to think she was not beautiful but discovered that she did not have a reason to think that.

“I am an individual and that, in itself, is beautiful,” Crees said. “There isn’t any beauty in mimicking, only in pure originality.”

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