This image challenges the stereotype that men are the assertive ones in the relationship. As can be seen in this photo, both the man and the woman are insisting to pay for the bill. The woman is asserting herself by attempting to pay the bill instead of letting the man pay for it. By asserting oneself in a relationship, one can then have more or equal say in what goes on within it, which is great not having to walk down a lopsided two-way street.
With pop culture changing over time, women have become more assertive within the relationship as well, and with modern age, a woman has more say in the relationship than she did in the past. As more women assert themselves, their assertion becomes second nature. Women making the first move has become a norm and socially acceptable as demonstrated in movies such as “My Girl” and "The Amazing Spider-Man". Normalizing women's assertions within relationships and within pop culture paves a path towards gender equality.
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