Feminist studies, especially in critical studies, seek to discover how the community and the male authority figures within have conditioned women. One of the most disturbing observations that I learned in my studies is that women are conditioned to look down and away when they meet the eyes of man [insert proper reference]. I become frustrated whenever I catch myself doing it. Similarly, I despise when I respond to catcalls or the occasional “psst psst” on the street. I now make a concerted effort not to break eye contact when I see someone on the street, despite my discomfort. I’d like to break myself from that conditioned behavior.