Gender ideologies of society have greatly affected a woman’s position in the labor force and her body image. An illustration of the is made in Carol Tavris’ article “The Universal Male” and in Judith Lorber’s article, “`Night to His Day’: The Social Construction Of Gender.” The ideology of the male gender as the normal and superior is one that Tavris explains. While, Lorber implies further how once gender is ascribed their is a norm one must follow, both for males and females. In Tavris’ other article “Body: Beauty an ....