North Country Analysis
North Country Analysis
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The movie North Country portrayed many stereotypes of women and especially women in the work place. The first one I seen is when the main character, Josey Aimes, is talking and catching up with her childhood friend. Her friend stated that she worked at the mine and Josey automatically asked her if she was the secretary there. This implies that mining is work only suitable for men and a woman could only work there at a clerical position. Another example of stereotyping in the movie was when Josie moved into her parents’ house after leaving an abusive marriage. She arrived with bruises on her face with her two young children and her father asked her if she got caught cheating on her husband. This was his attempt to justify the awful things that were done to her by another man. This was a way of putting the blame on the woman because of promiscuity and automatically assuming it was her fault. Another stereo type was when Josey sit down at dinner and announced that she wanted to become a miner and her father immediately asked if she had become a lesbian. This implies that a woman who performs work that is normally done by men is a type of manly lesbian. The last stereotype I will address was portrayed heavily throughout the movie was that women are too sensitive. The men constantly said that the women were sensitive every time they complained about situations of sexual harassment. This allowed the men to justify the awful things they did by saying that the women were sensitive and they were just joking around. The EEOC has identified that there are two types of sexual harassment. These are quid pro quo and hostile environment. Quid pro quo is when you either give favors for sexual favors or you withhold privileges for sexual favors. An example of this in the movie is at the union representative meeting the sole woman is asking for portable bathrooms on the job site. One of the men says he will allow it but
MGMT 339
The movie North Country portrayed many stereotypes of women and especially women in the work place. The first one I seen is when the main character, Josey Aimes, is talking and catching up with her childhood friend. Her friend stated that she worked at the mine and Josey automatically asked her if she was the secretary there. This implies that mining is work only suitable for men and a woman could only work there at a clerical position. Another example of stereotyping in the movie was when Josie moved into her parents’ house after leaving an abusive marriage. She arrived with bruises on her face with her two young children and her father asked her if she got caught cheating on her husband. This was his attempt to justify the awful things that were done to her by another man. This was a way of putting the blame on the woman because of promiscuity and automatically assuming it was her fault. Another stereo type was when Josey sit down at dinner and announced that she wanted to become a miner and her father immediately asked if she had become a lesbian. This implies that a woman who performs work that is normally done by men is a type of manly lesbian. The last stereotype I will address was portrayed heavily throughout the movie was that women are too sensitive. The men constantly said that the women were sensitive every time they complained about situations of sexual harassment. This allowed the men to justify the awful things they did by saying that the women were sensitive and they were just joking around. The EEOC has identified that there are two types of sexual harassment. These are quid pro quo and hostile environment. Quid pro quo is when you either give favors for sexual favors or you withhold privileges for sexual favors. An example of this in the movie is at the union representative meeting the sole woman is asking for portable bathrooms on the job site. One of the men says he will allow it but
Cited: North Country [Motion picture on DVD]. (2006). United States. Warner Home Video. Carr-Ruffino, N. (2013). Managing Diversity. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions.