Gender Roles: The Status Of Koorean Women

The understanding of gender roles in society has been very fluid in the evolution of mankind. In ancient civilizations, the roles that you were given within a society were centered primarily around gender. These gender roles did vary from civilization to civilization, but were generally comparable. In most ancient civilizations, the roles of women were confined to the household. This was evident in most societies, but a stand out among these was Ancient Egypt. In which, Egypt was one of the only civilizations where women were even remotely equal to men. When comparing to other societies during the ancient time period, women were most respected in Egypt.

(Ulrich p. 5) Her research clearly establishes that despite the hierarchal and patriarchal nature of their society, women during this time contributed in essential and complex ways not only to their households and their communities, but the story of women is a central and crucial part of our American history. Ulrich supports her thesis by showing women adeptly performed any job necessary that benefited the family including that of deputy husband; “women played a central part in the communications network” which connected neighborhoods; women controlled sexual behavior; women engaged in and controlled significant trade; women exercised “considerable influence in the churches” and “enlarged the meaning of their own lives” as Christians; and women demonstrated heroic qualities “in the face of hardships of

Women in ancient Rome and China were very different but quite similar as for as their treatment and roles were concerned. In both cultures they were under the protection of their fathers until they married. When they married they were to stay home and be wives, they were not formally educated and learned to manage their households. They were not allowed to disgrace their families in any way and were inferior to men from the moment of birth. Chinese women whether from a noble or a poor family could not escape oppression, but it was somewhat easier for the women from Noble families. (8) Comparing the women of Ancient Rome (750BC – AD500) and the women of China (350BC – AD600), from the roles they played in

Gender roles are the roles that men and women are expected to occupy based on their sex. Traditionally, many Western societies have believed that women are more nurturing then men . . . . One way that a woman might engage in the traditional feminine gender role would be to nurture her family by working full-time within the home rather than taking employment outside of the home. (Blackstone)

Across Europe in the 1500’s and 1600’s also known as The Reformation period, there was a need for change that benefited more people religiously and intellectually, women were among those who were in need of change that raised their status as human beings. There were specific gender roles in place in Europe where women were expected to be a wife and mother, nothing more and they got a very limited education if any at all. However, during the Reformation, European society developed a different attitude towards women regarding their education and involvement in religion, nevertheless women were still seen as inferior to men.

3) Document 3: The state of Qin's rulers believes in a political philosophy called the Legalism that justifies the strict central control and the use of the people to promote Qin, so they focused on huge construction projects and conquest. The Qin court succeeded in uniting the empire and maintaining control for 15 years. They have standardized the writing system, money, measurements, and built a lot of infrastructures. Their large-scale construction projects helped to flourish later.

Women’s lives were shaped by the “Cult of true Womanhood” where the general belief of a “true” woman was based upon a variety of expectations from women in the 19th century. The criterion was that women should remain pious, pure, submissive and domestic. Women who were outspoken and who participated in public relations were unattractive to men. Women were part of the private sphere in which they took part in house duties and raising children. The status of women in society changed rapidly during the Progressive Era. Women sought job opportunities as clerical workers and others who were of good wealth took the opportunity to pursue a prominent

During the early 1800's women were stuck in the Cult of Domesticity. Women had been issued roles as the moral keepers for societies as well as the nonworking house-wives for families. Also, women were considered unequal to their male companions legally and socially. However, women’s efforts during the 1800’s were effective in challenging traditional intellectual, social, economical, and political attitudes about a women’s place in society.

The gender roles that we have generally accepted, along with those depicted in, “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out”, combined with the points argued in “What’s Wrong with Gay Marriage?”, help to provide an underlying factor for people’s opposition to gay marriage. We don't often think about how gender roles play a part in our daily lives. However, when you do think about it, the list can seem to go on and on.

The way women have been treated varies throughout time, in some time periods women were oppressed and fighting for rights, in others they were queens. In the ancient societies of Egypt and India, women were treated differently than men, although in different ways. In Egypt, women were still treated with respect and dignity, while in India the roles of women were to be submissive and compliant.

Although both articles tackle different ideas on the surface, both acknowledge our shifting society deep down. Kilbourne’s article exposes our ever-changing image of women and the consequences that it has brought about for both males and especially the self-image of females. Hymowitz’s article examines a clear result of these specific marketing techniques and how these child-men will continue to live and thrive due to the acceptance of their lifestyle in the media. These two problems are interconnected. Both represent the changes in society that we endure on a daily basis, women who are scrutinized and males that refuse to become adults. The shift in the media's portrayal of women feeds the creation of child-men while the existence of these

From prehistory to 1450 CE, in many different and complex civilizations, religion has influenced the gender roles of many societies. From prehistory to 600 BCE, in Mesopotamia, women could own property, maintain their dowry, and even trade. However, from 600 BCE to 600 CE, in Rome, women were completely under the control of their paterfamilias. Than, from 600 to 1450 CE, in the Byzantine Empire, women were constrained to their homes, and when they went out, they had to wear veils over their faces. Religion influenced the gender roles of many societies and civilizations from prehistory to 1450 CE.

     In this paper I will discuss the popular views concerning women’s nature and status in society and how this affected their education. I will mention what women learned and how; what kinds of institutions were accessible to what types of women. Men’s education will be briefly mentioned in places. My main concern though, is not education in general. Through this paper I shall attempt to explain how Catholicism made it easier for women to acquire an education, but at the same time present the restrictions it imposed upon them.

As Solomon’s work explain, “the vogue of the lady, as promoted in English advice literature, had a large impact on American parents intent on training girls to be polished but congenial, obedient as daughters and future wives” among the community. While this study highlights data on Mary Lyon on a deeper context, their findings also discuses how the mere presence of economic necessity and religious zeal in the society significantly affected women’s academic development. In terms of the author’s evaluation, In the Company of Educated Women outlines a strong narrative on these dimensions and its relations to women’s struggles in access to academia. The discouraging effects started with English literature. Solomon concluded the early half of 1700s beliefs with a novel from Samuel Richardson which highlighted two characters: first Pamela, who preserved her virginity which own her marriage into the gentry, and secondly, Clarissa, who was a proud heroine disobeying her parents and ending up dead for her mistake. These types of studies implored through the society as evidence to use education only to a certain extent to sway women’s focus towards the marital training.

The current gender roles in Kenya, according to Madini for women are very traditional. Women are innocent and fragile and they are expected to learn to cook and take care of the house while their husbands have paying jobs or run family businesses. Madini also stated that gender roles were very specific and people are judged harshly for breaking those roles. Her family has faced judgment from the community because her family is not as strict in enforcing gender roles as the other families in her community are. Madini 's father does a lot of work with international companies and through that he was exposed to new ideas about gender. One way in which Madini 's father broke traditional gender norms is that he taught Madini woodwork. She did not do labor intensive woodwork, but she still learned how to finish and carve wood which is not normal for girls in Kenya to do.