Project Proposal

Kianni Johnson

Women and Media

March 25, 2017

Project Proposal

                For my semester project, I am considering creating an Instagram account, illustrating the many ways to “dress like a woman.” As we briefly discussed in class, there was a news report in February, where Donald Trump said he wants his female staffers to “dress like women; even if you’re in jeans, you need to look neat and orderly.” Consequently, the many women who worked on his campaign felt pressures to wear dresses, to comply with view of woman. Since then, there has been a hashtag #Dresslikeawoman on social media, rejecting the idea that women should be restricted to some narrow sartorial category. Therefore, my account will utilize that hashtag as a starting point, with plans to demonstrate the many ways a woman can dress.

            For my Instagram account, I plan to post pictures of women who do not comply with Trump’s idea of what women should be dressed like. As well as, specific women who may work at a job that is considered to be something “a woman shouldn’t do.” I plan to speak with people I know, as well as people I don’t know, to receive a variety of different perspectives. I plan to extend my invitation to participate in my project using social media, allowing people to send me their pictures and a short story, if interested. Of course, I feel the need to involve my students in this somehow. Although, they are way too young for social media, I do wish to involve some of their mothers. I plan on sending out a letter asking for parents willing to participate in my project. In addition, if allowed by my job, I will also ask if the parent can speak to the students about their job and what they do/wear.