There are many institutions that supports gender difference such as in the entertainment and art industry. In the meantime, there are also a lot of institutions that promotes gender order such as school and hospitals . In Michael Kimmel’s text, he mentioned “Institutions accomplish the creation of gender difference and the reproduction of gender order through several gendered processes.” (Kimmel 3) Based on this quote, Michael Kimmel means that institutions are imposing specific characteristics and expectations towards men and women. As an example, in the workplace, gender inequity has always been present. It has been years that politician has argue for women rights and equity. However, there are still many women who perform the same jobs as men, but they are still underpaid because of their gender. In Man enough, the group of men are all high status people. However, they have decided to make an episode on masculinity, and how to help women. “When everything blew up and the world started talking about it and people started finally listening to the women who had been, unfortunately, talking into an echo chamber for years, it made it a little easier to get some men together,” Baldoni explains.
As for “masculinities”, Michael Kimmel used this term to define many “definition” of masculinity based on the era, the culture, the expectations, the stage of life… Therefore, we can argue that masculinities is the right word to define men since everyone is unique. So, men’s definition of masculinity can differ based on different aspects. In Man enough episode 4, Lewis Howes which is an entrepreneur has shared that he has been physically abused when he was a child. However, he felt insecure to share it with his surroundings because he fears how his pairs will perceive him afterwards. But, when he finally did share his experience, he felt relieved and proud of his decision. This episode supports the idea described by Michael Kimmel which is “By pluralizing the term we acknowledge that masculinity means different things to different groups of people at different times.” (Kimmel 2)
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