As I read this essay, I began to realize that women do not have the general equality as men in a lot of aspects. Unfortunately, this is a real and terrible thing, I believe in equality for all people, Due to my obvious non-female point of view, I thought for a long time that inequality for women was not a real problem and it was just something that was a common “complaint” that was brought up a lot in debate and even casual conversation due to it’s controversial nature, but after reading this essay, I decided to look into it more and try to remember times that I could think of situations like the ones Sandberg used in the essay, after doing so I realized that more than a few of the points Sandberg brought up were true. Such as saying that when men are called ambitious or when men take control of a situation, they are praised for their ambition and willingness to take lead, while if I woman is called ambitious it has a somewhat negative connotation and if they try to assume control, they are called …show more content…
In recent years however, truly starting in with Generation X or so, women began being taught that they could do whatever and be whatever they wished to if they simply applied themselves. I think this a great thing and a step in the right direction on the long road to equality, while I do agree with equality there a few things that I think are rightfully in place to certain extent. One being the fact of men making more on average than women, I believe that the fact that men on average take more dangerous or hazardous jobs than women do, i.e; underwater welding, commercial fishing, law enforcement. Not to say that women do not perform these jobs or that men perform better in these careers but saying that these are not the typical jobs to see a woman do. However, when it comes to the more mundane day to day jobs, i.e; office jobs and the like, men and women that share the same positions and responsibilities should receive the same
Despite how far our society has come in treating women as equals to men, we still have many more mountains to climb before both genders are completely equal. Since the dawn of time, women have been treated as less than men and in
In today’s society, many people in the US believe that women and men are completely equal. This is a common thought because people think that if both sexes can vote, both are equal everywhere else. Of course, this is not true. Many of the issues referred to in this essay are hidden from the public eye. For example, sexual harassment is something that you know exists, but you never see it happen. Noticing the pay gap, and getting promoted is also something hidden unless you are a worker. Women may have gained their “equality” when they earned the right to vote, but today’s women still push for total equality. In the US, men and women are not treated equally because women are paid less than men, women are sexually harassed more than men, and
As the world progresses, so does gender equality. There has been a debate for a long time about whether women should be getting paid the same wage as men if they have the same job and same credentials. All men and women are to be looked at as equal, whether it be in the workforce, at home, or hourly or salary pay. Men should have higher pay because men are supposed to provide for their family and they need the hours. Women have always been known to stay at home and do the “stay-at-home” jobs, but as time progresses they have had a stronger influence in the world as they are doing more jobs that are “fit” for men. Although gender equality has played a big role in society, it usually seems to go unnoticed.
Susan B Anthony once said, “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less." For decades now, our society has been dealing with gender inequality. Most men wouldn’t care about this issue because their lives aren’t being impacted by this. Women have been, and are still facing discrimination against their gender. The inequality negatively influences a woman’s life at home, school, and at work. It also limits the things that they are capable of doing and it violates their human rights. Compared to how it was back then, there has been a great amount of change in our society, but men are still preferred over women in most situations.
In the United States, there are many human equal rights for women, but they are insufficient to create equality. Despite of many equality rules gender inequality still exists and that’s the fact. In history, women were not allowed to study or work. In modern world women are achieving educational goals and also working. Does that mean women are getting equal treatments? The answer is no, women are not treated as equals as men. The graduation rates for women are higher than men, but in workplaces you can not see that ratio. Today, women are working in almost every field and defining their selves very well, but they are not getting equal payment and recognition as men. Even in society women are expected to take care of
There are many careers and jobs in the world where mostly men have taken over but we need more women to be a part of those careers. Women should be able to stand up for themselves and believe they can do anything a man can. Everyone deserves and should obtain the same opportunities in any type of career and/or job. Also when it comes to getting paid, men are known to earn more than a woman. Both men and women have equal capability of obtaining any job and should earn the same salary.
Women has accomplished a great progress on the fight for equality throughout the history until today. In today’s society, women have the chance to explore their opportunities and do whatever they want, higher education and the opportunities are limitless. They can even run for the president and become a CEO of huge companies. On the other hand, in some other countries women still does not have the same rights as men in many different ways. They have several restrictions and expected to take care of the house. One of the most important inequality that many people that are still debating is the pay gap between men and women in the similar jobs. The biggest reason that I think women are underpaid is because their abilities are often underestimated.
Women 's rights have been a topic of debate for many years. Over many decades, the issues of women’s rights has continued to change. Equality is a term that many use when speaking of women’s rights. Equality in this text referees that both men and women should have equal treatment in all areas of life. Despite that it has gotten better is some areas, we still have many areas that need a lot of work. Women continue to be at a disadvantage in many different areas of our society. Inequality because of a person’s gender causes problems among the sexes. Going back to the passing of the 19th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States in 1920, which gave women the right to vote. Are women treated equally in 2016, or if not what areas still need to be addressed. Are women treated differently than men in society in regards to pay in the workplace and voting? Many have studied to see if women 's equality has improved over the years, and most would agree that yes it has improved. But there are studies that show that there is still room for much improvement. The ethical issues are huge within this subject. Societies have moral codes that teach people how they should behave, and what is right or wrong. With this being said the way women are treated should be equal to men because it is what is ethically correct. Every society makes decisions based on what we have been taught, so we must teach those coming after us that women should be treated equal to male counterparts. There
n our society there is a need for equality for men and women, we must allow our well-being to achieve success. Researchers have been doing research on society to find the dissimilarities between women and men. We as women are by far the largest "minority" in the United States. I could relate the most important social, political and economic trends of the century, upon the achievements, as well as their missteps. Though we are making an effort to improve women 's right for equality, the American dream is still yet to be achieved by many mothers, sisters, aunts, wives, and daughters. Yes all men are created equal but are women created equal as well? Their could be some discrepancy amongst the world that will say yes but women are a minority in this country. Men are the rulers over America, being very forgetful that because of women they live a productive lifestyle. Men and women should both be given the same equal rights in value and treatment. Within the workplace is one of the main issues we deal with today. Women are just as capable of getting the job done the same as
If we can remove all the inequities and put women on equal basis with men, we recognize that we can reveal human potential very drastically. This is simply achieved by allowing women the same access and capabilities as men. We are so much closer to achieving equality between men and women than we have ever been before.
In a world that we live in today we constantly are in competition with each other as we try and be the best that we can be. As humans we thrive on competing and that is a attribute that has gotten us this far as we refuse to accept defeat and the innovations that we continue to make are justified. Man has been known by some to be the dominate gender as men have been known to be the provider and the main support of most families and even to this day. Woman are in constant competition daily as they strive for gender equity in all facets of lives. Women’s pay, certain benefits, and the way they are perceived to the general public is a lot different than to that of a man. The place that we currently are with social rights I believe that gender equity is not enough to bring us closer to equality, because even though we make life on more equal terms the general idea of the world will not view woman in a similar light to man.
In today’s society it is a shame that women are still not respected and treaty fairly and equally as men in the workplace and society. A lot of men and even some women are stuck in the 1950’s mentally that women are better than men, and should not be treated with the same respect as women. Why does it have to be a man’s jobs and a woman’s job; why can it just me a person’s job. Women are capable of doing just as much work as a main and maybe more. It is not fair that women get paid less than a man when they both do the same job.
Inequalities between men and women have historically been reduced in the labor market, in the family and schools. This progress deserves to be underlined, and even honored. Nevertheless, inequalities remain, and some have even amplified. And, there is a considerable gap between the wages of men and women. Moreover, they don't have the same advantages in the labor market, especially since the woman has returned to it much later and is beginning to assert herself, with still much struggle. Women are always subjected to more discrimination and unemployment on a daily basis than men. And there is a large part of society that thinks it's right for things to go this way. Even though the path remains long to reach a true parity between the two sexes, we must keep seeking it.
Gender inequality tend to occur in the family. Many people may not pay attention to this but it happens all the time. Back in the days during the early 1900s girls were taken out of school to stay home and take care of the house. While, the guys would go to school, and work. Sheryl even shows an example of this in the passage it states “ During the depression, my grandmother was pulled out of Morris High School to help support the household by sewing fabric flowers onto undergarments that her mother could resell for a tiny profit. No one in the community would have considered taking a boy out of school. A boy’s education was the family’s hope to move up the financial and social ladder.” This just shows how
Equality for women has come a long way in the United States. Women were given the right to vote in 1920. Even after this, what seems like, fair law was passed, women were still not equal to men. For years this was just accepted by the majority of America. Women were housewives with little option to do much else. It was not until the 1960’s when the women were finally heard. The women’s rights movement pushed the fact that women can do just as much as men. While many were still housewives, they slowly began to enter the workforce. Women