Women are considered 'marked' because of how they protray themselves in the world. They are looked at upon the clothes that they wear or how they do their make-up and hair. If they are wearing bold colors and flashy make-up then they are considered that way. If they are wearing natural colors with natural looking make-up they are considered plain janes. Women are chosen in the workplace because of they way they portray themselves and who could do a better job. Men are considered 'unmarked' because when they are at conferences or workplaces they are usually wearing suits and ties that are blue or black with white shirts or a shirt that accents the tie. They don't usually have bold colors on but natural business looking suits. Women and men shouldn't be categorized because of how they portray themselves to society. They dress themselves due to the type of day it is and the work that must be done. Its not ok to categorize people because of how they look and how they hold their head. I think that everyone should be created equal and that the labeling should be taken off for everyone, both men and women. Let them be business people and not looked at due to their apperance. If they want to wear bold colors then maybe that's just their personality and if they want to go more towards plain jane then so be it. Sometimes natural colors look good and they want to look more business oriented. Who cares how they style their hair and do their make-up. Everyone is different, but shouldn't be looked at because of the things they're wearing or how their hair and make-up look. Seriously, society makes me very angry sometimes ...