Gender Inequality

There are hundreds and thousands of athletes all around the world but the main problem in the athlete world is gender inequality, women are not shown equal as men. They are discriminated in many ways such as pay, employment opportunities, value of women 's sport, media coverage etc. Despite the federal law passed called Title IX that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination." there is still gender inequality women are considered less than men. No matter what happens people will always have inequality against men and women because of the environment they live in and how they were raised. Women are

Over the last several decades, income inequality regarding wealth has grown substantially within the United States. For example, the income share of just the top one half of the top 1 percent grew from 5.39 percent of the nation’s income in 1979 to 13.37 in 2010. The reasons of increased inequality across the nation can be blamed on numerous factors such as deteriorating institutions like unions, employment protection regulations, decline in real value of the minimum wage, and globalization have played some role. However, the major driving force behind the changes in the U.S. wage structure is advances in technology. Technical change favors more educated workers, replaces tasks previously performed by the unskilled, and increases the demand

Gender inequality plays a critical role when it comes to social progress. As a woman,

Gender inequality has become a more pronounced global dispute among the media in 2016. We can trace the inequality of genders back to the beginning of time, but one major aspect that was discussed in class is coverture. Coverture was a legal doctrine in the early 19th century United States that essentially defined wives to be the legal property of her husband. Women restricted by coverture has no existence outside of their marriage. They had no right to vote, could not own property, or do any business under their own name. Coverture did not come to an end until the mid 20th century, which was a long and torturous fight for women. The Women’s Suffrage movement in the 1920s could be cause for the extinction of coverture altogether.

The controversy surrounding gender inequality has been ever present. However, the definition and understanding of gender inequality appear to have changed over time as it became increasingly recognised that is a serious social problem that affects a significant proportion our society. According to Hirby (2016) gender inequality, is sometimes called sex discrimination, which means receiving unequal treatment based solely on gender. Women are believed to be greatest victims of gender inequality in the workplace. Despite decades of reform, statistics suggest that for every dollar a man earns a woman in a similar job earns just 77 cents (Hirby, 2016). This suggests that there are still improvements to be made.

Throughout history, women's roles in society have been different than those of men's. Women’s jobs were generally connected to their traditional roles of caring for the home, raising children, making clothes, and cooking food, while men were the breadwinners in the families. Women had been brought up to become mothers (as well as nurturers) while men were brought up to become entrepreneurs and businessmen. It was not until the 1950s that women began to protest and fight for equal rights. Since then, many have claimed that the disparities between women and men have drastically decreased, almost to the point that it is minimalistic. However, in today's society, although we would

Considered superiority to be tendered man accustomed by women to respect men. Whether at home or any work environment. There is no equality between genders, even men who identify as gay may not have the same privileges. And as a feminist, all I seek is for equality. The effort the feminists’ strive for equality inspired me to seek equality, because a female deserves to be valued just as a male.

In the article, Intended and Unintended Consequences of Educational Technology on Social Inequality, the authors, Andrew A. Tawfik, Todd D. Reeves, and Amy Stich talk about the inequalities that students that come from low socioeconomic background face. The authors state how although there is programs that the government provides to students that live in disadvantaged areas such as “Head Start”, they still face inequality due to the lack of resources when comparing to more privilege areas/schools. They bring the topic of technology, discussing how technology play a tremendous role in students life, and how the schools that don’t have sufficient technology resources automatically fall behind. The authors also bring the issue of how the government

Gender inequality has become one of the oldest issues throughout society. Gender inequality can be described as unequal treatment or specific perceptions based on an individual’s gender. In most cases, it has developed over time with the socially constructed gender roles the society portrays. It was said “Nearly one-third of women said they feel discriminated against or treated unfairly based on their gender at least once a week." Opportunities are wasted if stereotypes and biases evaluate people based on their gender. Both men and women have arguments about this issue, but men are unaware of the treatment that women face in field. Today, people feel that women are becoming ahead in the work field because more women are receiving higher education and studies have shown that women tend to go to school for higher education rather than men which is bringing them many more advantages. Others feel that women are still being held back in their occupations and still face the unfair treatment based on their “roles” in society. Despite that inequality towards women on the workforce was worse before and some laws were changed, unfair treatment towards women is still occurring. Gender inequality can be manifested in different ways such as the hiring process, wage gaps, occupational sex segregation, maternity leave, sexual harassment.

Social status and structures have definitely shaped the construction and experience of gender inequality. Men and women are constantly analyzed, compared, and grouped together in society. The result of this yields discrepancies in how sexes are viewed by society. Throughout my examination and explanation of gender inequality, I concluded both men and women are victims to gender inequality.

During the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, women were not allowed to vote; instead, they were forced to become housewives and obey their loved ones (“Women’s Suffrage Movement”). On August 20th, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, women finally gained equal rights in American society, after countless struggles to obtain it. In today's society, people question if women should assist in military combat or not. Gender equality remains an issue that the world is still having. Women can handle themselves on their own and be independent. Women should also have the right to serve in combat if she meets all criteria and should not be held back from her decision. Regardless what others may believe, women should be allowed and have the right to serve in combat and protect her country.

Women have been fighting for equal rights and opportunities since the beginning of time. In the year of 2017 it finally seems as though women finally are receiving these equal opportunities. With movements such as women’s suffrage, although long ago, have helped to advance women in places such as the workplace. A big issue with some women nowadays is the wage gap. The problem is not that women are not being paid the same as men in the same positions. It is that men are in higher up positions such as CEOs and grossing more than women. Therefore, the issue is not that there are no equal opportunities for women, it is more of a mindset. Women in 2017, as far as the workplace goes, can achieve anything a man can. It comes back to how we are raised and the current mindsets of Americans. In the United States based upon gender there is now equal opportunity, it is just a matter of whether these opportunities will be ceased.

As far advanced as we think we may have become, gender inequality is still a prominent issue in our society today. the topic of gender roles is a very sensitive topic which is not easy to avoid, because it entwines with numerous aspects of our daily lives such as sexual orientation, identification, basic human rights, healthcare, etc. The effect of gender inequality on the magnitude of gender differences in authoritarianism may change depending on the cultural context, in particular whether a society is predominantly individualistic versus collectivistic (Brandt, 2012). There are many aspects that play different roles in gender inequality in the society, and one of them is sex. A lot of people often assume that gender and sex are the same thing, but it is actually not true. Gender is defined as a socially transferred variation of man and women, while sex is the biological difference between human based on their reproductive organs. Norms and values of a society are usually built upon gender roles Gender roles because it increases the influence of these roles.

From the dawning of Neanderthal man, all the way up to the modern-day man, women have experienced gender inequality. In the past, men were considered the hunters while the women had to stay behind to reproduce and nurture the children. Today, women have come along way but still experience back lash due to sexism. The textbook definition of sexism is the subordination of one sex, usually female, based on the assumed superiority of the other sex. The major social problems America faces with gender inequality for women are significant wage gaps, sexual harassment, and character stereotypes. A lot of these problems occur in the work force. People should spread awareness, that way the work force can be a safe and more productive environment.

Technology in today’s world is one of the leading causes of inequality. Because of it’s major increase, availability and usefulness, it has cut the amount of jobs and opportunities for income. It is now getting in the way of a good education and taking away from personal interaction and education that can only be learned well on a one on one basis.