Ambivalent Sexism : Marriages, Families, And Relationsualization

While reading “Gender,” an essay by Jack Halberstam, the topic of sexism was brought to the forefront of my mind. It has been brought up more often in conversation in the modern era, issues such as how a few cruel insults pertain to female reproductive anatomy and, in a sense, degrade females and ultimately identify them, as well as femininity, as inherently “bad”. Such a thought stemmed from how Halberstam touches on the “problematic stabilization of the meaning of ‘women’ and ‘female’”: meaning there is no room for argument when it comes to your gender—you’re either a girl or not. You either fit into a strict mold, or you do not.

Throughout history, women have been regarded as of lesser value than men particularly in the public sphere. This is the result of gender stratification. Gender stratification refers to the issue of sexism, “or the belief that one sex is superior to the other” (Carl et al., 2012, p. 78). The theory that men are superior to women is essential to sexism. Sexism has always had negative consequences for women. It has caused some women to avoid pursuing successful careers typically described as “masculine”—perhaps to avoid the social impression that they are less desirable as spouses or mothers, or even less “feminine.”

Sexual characteristics inequality has been extremely diverse and wide spread. Women and men are disproportionate in every possible way in never-ending circumstances, both instant and durable, by both idea criteria and prejudiced experience. Therefore, what tally as gender difference in family life, education, workplace and politics? These social structures are assembly on the base of the masculinity and femininity, gendered role and gender identity society label to men and women.

Martin Luther King Jr. once said “our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” However, I will not be silent. Sexism is a thing of the past, present, and future. Women have never been seen as equal to men. This idea and concept affect how women carry out their lives. Women may act different or speak different just based on society's thoughts about their gender. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and in today’s society it is clear that because of women’s perceived “weakness”, men now dominate women legally, physically and financially.

For decades, history tells us a lot about sexism: women are deemed to be inferior to men. Since the 20th century, many women and feminist groups have protested to gain equal rights; these groups claim that—to a great extent—discrimination against women still exists in today’s society. But is this really true? Are women still heavily discriminated in the United States? Logic says otherwise—sexism might still be present today but it’s certainly not as bad as people claim it to be. The issue is much smaller than how feminists portray it.

From the overarching phenomena of benevolent sexism, the disregard women of color are faced with by political institutions and the restriction of women to a limited parameter of economic opportunity it is exemplified that not only a few isolated factors are the cause of sexism (Casad and Lee, 2014; Jiwani and Young, 2006; Kukkokaken, 2008). Rather, it is the mechanism remnant of institutionalized oppression stemming from ignorance and prejudice that works actively to place women at a disadvantage despite progress being made (2008). Therefore, it can be determined that the means used to continuously subjugate women is necessary for patriarchal elements to maintain their power and influence over industrialized, western society. Proving that unless the structure permitting inequity is altered, sexism will continue to thrive within boundaries of

Throughout time men have formed a way of discrimination against women setting the start of sexism. With so many female leaders today than ever in politics, and business many people question if sexism is still an issue in today’s society rather than how it may have been in the past. In early history sexism had been a huge topic or problem to many

In a statistic released by the United Nations, it was discovered that, “while forming more than one-half of the world’s population, women work two-thirds of the world’s working hours, own one-tenth of the world’s wealth and one-hundredth of the world’s land, and form two-thirds of the world’s illiterate people … Over three-fourths of starving people are women with their dependent children” (Johnson, p. 26). While this statistic may be shocking, it is part of a battle that women have been fighting for centuries. Women have consistently been the target of sexism. But what, exactly, is sexism? Margaret Farley posits sexism “is ‘belief that persons are superior or inferior to one another on the basis of their sex. It includes, however, attitudes, value systems, and social patterns which express or support this belief’” (Johnson, p. 23). How can women fight back against a concept such as this that has been deeply engrained within society? Many suggest fighting for equal rights in specific aspects of one’s life (such as equal pay), but these actions are worthless if the system itself cannot be made equal. Therefore, in order to solve the problem of sexism, the entire social system that allows for the devaluation of another being based on

There are many different views and opinions on sexism throughout the contrasting societies in the world. A number of people define sexism differently in various ways. One author describes the multiple definitions and proceeds to explain her own opinion on the topic of sexism in her article Sexism: A Femme-Inist Perspective (Dahl, 2015). She includes several key concepts that support the meaning and relevance of sexism in the multiple environments. These key concepts involve sexism itself, feminism, discrimination, and stereotypical expectations of the gender. In this article, the author believes that the female gender is more biased. The researcher agrees that the female sex is more criticized. The author states that the sexist incidents “describe

Sexism against women has been prevalent for hundreds of years, despite the fact that there is nothing inherently sexist about human existence, or that of other animals. In fact, there exist a number of animal species that are not sexist, and the sustained prevalence of sexism among humans is a topic that necessitates investigation. This paper examines sexism as it relates to contemporary culture, with particular emphasis paid to whether women have overcome the oppression that they lived with during preceding generations. Specifically, this paper begins with an examination of the different ways in which sexism manifests in today's culture, then discusses the specific ways in which sexism has been combated. Ultimately, it is argued that while substantial developments have been made in combating sexism, gender discrimination is still inextricably linked with culture.

Throughout history and even today, women have been affected by standards held up by society. Women stayed silent about how men and even the media over sexualized their bodies. The perspectives women had for themselves was consumed by outside views. These standards for women were based on beauty, their ability to be a good wife, and childcare. Before the 20th Century, women were not seen as individuals that were able to make their own decisions because they were seen as too fragile for many tasks. Women had the right of education and many women obtained their bachelors degree, but were only offered smaller

Peter Glick and Susan Fiske developed a theory of ambivalent sexism. This was to be a theoretical guide, which splits up into two sub components. First there is the component of “hostile sexism”. This is a reflection of the destructive stereotypes and evaluation about gender. Simplistically put people who fall into this category critique the effect that society has had on women. Secondly there is “benevolent

Sexism has been a problem since the existence of man and woman. It brings on the controversial issue of men and women, and how they are not considered equal in society. There are many different perspectives on sexism and whether or not it still exists. Feminist writers such as Daly, Frye, and Millett all stress the way in which women have been subject to the power of men and how the female self is ‘invaded’ by patriarchal conditioning. Frye, in particular, has a strong opinion on the issue. As Jean Grimshaw states in her article, Autonomy and Identity in Feminist Thinking, “Frye sees women as simply ‘broken’ and then ‘remade’ in the way that suits their masters.”

The fight women’s rights and equality has been an ongoing theme throughout history. Much like racism, sexism limits a person based on a physicality they cannot control. Its uncivilized and brings a huge uproar and controversy in its path. For years there has been groups and protests to change the course of sexism and change it for the better. Admittedly, it has improved, but as a society we are far from equality.

Throughout history, countless acts of gender inequality can be identified; the causes of these discriminating accounts can be traced back to different causes. The general morality of the inequity relies on a belief that men are superior to women; because of this idea, women have spent generations suffering under their counterparts. Also, a common expectation is that men tend to be more assertive and absolute because of their biological hormones or instinctive intellect. Another huge origin is sexual discrimination; even in the world today, many women are viewed by men as just sex objects rather than a real human being with