Chisholm tells how from his experiences he came to realize that he had two drawbacks: one was being black and the other was being a woman (Chisholm 262). For Chisholm, both handicaps [black and female] signify a disadvantage in a society full of prejudice. However, Chisholm's main focus is on female stereotypes in the workplace; she also states how women are always expected to be different and inferior and to be “the happy housewife and the dark contented one…” (Chisholm 263). She recognizes that women in America have been brainwashed into believing that their role as women is that of “second class citizens” (Chisholm