The Degree And Causes Of Gender Inequality In The 19th Century

Women have had many important contributions to this life so it was only fair that they gained equal rights as men. Even today women still struggle to get the recognition they deserve and full equality to males. The nineteenth century

Now in this precise year and day, you may view women as a strong and powerful person but was it always like that? In the 1920s, was the year women finally got the right to vote after all the campaigns made and reforms performed. In all some were still housewives while some felt the need to work in order to provide money for the family or themselves. Not all were married and had a husband to provide for them. Many obstacles had to be faced in order to be where we are today. Females faced inequality with men, but that did not stop them from accomplishing what they desired. Jobs and education in the 1920s were limited to women.

Queen Victoria 's reign saw a great change in industrialisation alongside social change which affected a variety of people and classes.

Gender inequality has been the main focus for many centuries through the use of discrimination and oppression women were exploited. Where women had very little rights of their own or a voice in society but made many sacrifices to achieve equal rights whether it be in employment or other areas of inequality. As men were seen as masculine breadwinners and women as more feminine by looking after the family and raring of children.

In the 1800s, British women and men were treated differently as the women were meant to do the housework and raise the children, women were not as likely to be educated, and men were relied on to provide for the family financially as the inheritor.

The equal rights amendment, providing a clear jurisdictional standard for sexual discrimination in America, was initially passed by the U.S Senate and sent to the states to be ratified.Sexism, as well as the individuals subjected to this form of prejudice, is the reason why the 19th Amendment came about.During World War I, women were not allowed to join in the military until the last two years.After they had played such a vital role in the war they were expected to go back to their everyday lives as housewives fulfilling their “womanly duties” and given no more than a pat on the back for their bravery.

As the Industrial revolution went on and changed society a division between women began to develop. Poor women went on to work in factories and jobs that involved little to no skill with pay that was very little and a major step below the men’s pay. Laws were then released that denied women the right to vote, to own property, spend wages on there own, retain guardianship over there children and even any right of self determination. Women were even frowned upon if they did any type of public speaking. Everyone in the 19th century may have not have felt this way or have treated women this way but this was the norms amongst most people during this

My commonplace journal didn’t follow an exact theme; rather it was primarily used to keep track of quotes I found interesting. The most common theme, however, is the theme of gender and gender norms in the 19th century. There are a few of my entries that don’t exactly fit such as my educational quotes and the issue of rape. I found my educational quote interesting because of how real it is; many people believe that modern day education is teaching students to pass, not to learn, so we get this idea of force-feeding information to students instead of giving them a more useful education. The other picture that deviates from the gender roles theme is the picture with the quote of rape; this one was interesting to me because it shows how disturbing

Gender equality is not a problem facing American society today, as it did in 1851. Women in specific have won their equality by the time and have the same rights as men. Women today work, get paid equally and even more than men. Some women today are recognized, they are not seen as weak or in the need of help “over mud-puddles.”

Gender roles are defined as "socially and culturally defined prescriptions and beliefs about the behavior and emotions of men and women" (Anselmi & Law, 1998). Gender roles are not biological. They are learned through social interaction (Baur & Crooks, 2014). They are the behaviors that society deems appropriate and acceptable for men and women in a society; and from a young age, people are taught by everything and everyone around them how they are supposed and expected to act (Baur & Crooks, 2014).

The definition of human and political rights, in the 18th century, were drastically different form the way the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. For instance, most of the rights pertained only to men owning land in the 18th century. Woman were supposed to remain indoors and take care of the house and stay out of public affairs. Hunt states “It was consequently by no means certain that the “rights of man” were imagined as applying in the same ways to woman” (Hunt, 11), which really proves the inequality that woman were so much farther behind in rights in the 18th century. However, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights includes woman in the rights and didn’t only pertain to men.

Gender inequality, from its very name, implies an uneven treatment based on ones gender. Essentially, gender inequality is theprejudice that one gender, usually the female, is secondary and subordinate to the more capable and hence superior male gender.Many societies practice gender inequality, with the men reinforcing it and the women passively receiving it, because it is consideredpart of an enduring patriarchal culture. Deviating from this norm means that one runs the risk of being branded a weak husband or abad, undeserving wife. Both cases are an embarrassment to the individual and the family. Introduction Women were historicallysubjugated to inferior roles, tasks and perceptions by society, even by the Holy Church. WIC described how St. Jerome, a 4th-century Latin father of the Christian church, pointed out: "Woman is the gate of the devil, the path of wickedness, the sting of theserpent, in a word a perilous object Womens History in America). The struggle of women for their rightful place with men from the confines of their homes to the highest steps of economic andpolitical ladders began in the 19th century. Women Power in the 19th century In the 19th century, the civil rights movement was infull swing, while Industrial Revolution started in the cities (Encyclopedia Britannica, Women in American History: The 19thCentury). During this time, men and women left their rural homes to engage in industrial work of the urban cities. Women from othercountries migrated to

Gender roles were sharply defined in the 19th century. Women were expected to stay at home and carry out the domestic duties as well as taking care of the children and educate them and provide a peaceful home for their husband. Women were seen as loving and caring. On the other hand, men were expected to work and earn money for the family. They would fight wars and were seen as strong and powerful. Men had more freedom and rights, such as the right to vote, than women in the 19th century. Society had created two completely separate spheres. In the medical field, men were doctors. There were laws in many states, such as, that prohibited women from becoming doctors. Women, who decided to practice medicine in the 19th century had to struggle with much opposition because it went against prevailing ideas about women’s role in society. Women belonged in the private and domestic sphere. Men belonged to competitive and immoral public sphere of industry and commerce. The women in medicine would face accusations that they were abandoning their sphere and threatening society. Due to these arguments and the fear of economic competition from female practitioner, male medical schools and hospitals denied women access to institutions. However, Elizabeth Blackwell, changed this idea of separate spheres when she decided to take on the medical field and become a doctor. Although Elizabeth Black had a natural aversion to the medical field, her

The above are some of the constructs the education system used to create or promote gender inequality.

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated, “All men are created equal.” During the 19th century, this was socially not true in various ways; including racial issues, gender issues and workplace issues. Some may take this quote in a sense and argue that women will never be equal to men, especially during the 19th century. Over the years, all three issues have made progression, with gender issue being the slowest to progress. The lack of gender progression shows definitely in the sports society.