Tannenbaum points out that even compliments, if they bow to stereotypes, are sexist — they “feel wrong, ” and, even if they make you “feel good, ” they “cause a feeling of unease” (par. 3). She notes...

Tannenbaum points out that even compliments, if they bow to stereotypes, are sexist — they “feel wrong, ” and, even if they make you “feel good, ” they “cause a feeling of unease” (par. 3). She notes that different treatment — such as believing that women need to be protected or are more caring — may “sound like a compliment, but it still counts as sexism” (par. 6).

Can you think of similar stereotypes that apply to men? What situations could lead men to complain of benevolent sexism? Is being treated equally in all situations the same as being equal in all situations? What would Tannenbaum say? Explain.