The Factors that Keep Gender Inequality Unchanged

Gender refers to the socially constructed categories of feminine and masculine. It is one of the major factors in social difference and inequality in today’s society. Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles. Using a paragraph based approach I intend to individually analyse various aspects of gender differences referencing to the theory of socialisation and also making links to the works of Marx, Durkham and Goffman. My essay will cover different aspects of gender inequalities still present in today’s contemporary society.

Throughout our world’s history we have seen many grievous instances where discrimination caused severely negative repercussions on how our society functions. The inequity demonstrated by our nation in the past has estranged its residents based on their religion, the color of their skin, their beliefs, and even their gender. With time, our community has become more accepting which has led to the abolishment of most, if not all, bigotry and racist beliefs. However, there is still an issue today that we have been facing for almost a century. This conflict has led to the prohibition of certain people obtaining a particular job in some cases, and the penalty of being paid less than her male colleagues if she were to obtain that job. The problem is sexism and its consequences.

As a consequence of gender discrimination, women as human beings aren 't getting the same respect as men instead they were seen as commodities. Consequently, living with gender expectation causes harm to either one of the gender.

Sexism has been prevalent in our society for generations. It has plagued the views and outlooks on gender, and has molded the populace’s minds to favor one over the other. Engrained within society is the strict framework of binary gender roles, and placing males and females into distinct and rigid categories that they can rarely break free from. While progress has been made with regards to weakening these rigid and unfair gender roles, the prejudice views that run rampant through the minds of the older generations, and into the up-and-coming ones, are difficult to combat. Women are often overlooked and regarded as the inferior gender, and they are often portrayed as individuals who are at men’s every beck and call. This is highlighted through the observations of Paula Rothenberg in her novel Invisible Privilege, she discusses her observations and dealings first hand with prejudice of all kinds. The book recalls her experiences from the mid to late 20th century, which was a time of more blatant sexism, but I will be using other sources in addition to prove that sexism is still a prevalent issue in everyday life. The sources I will pull from in addition to the novel include, “Different but Equal? Inequalities in the workplace, the Nature Based Narrative, and the Title VII prohibition on the Masculinization of the ‘Ideal Workers,’” an academic article by Kristin Housh, which uses statistical information to argue that women are treated differently in the workplace. Secondly, “Gender Bias in Education,” an op-ed by Amanda Chapman, which discusses unequal treatment of women in education, in addition to a visual and song lyrics that also support these arguments. Sexism and unequal treatment of women in the workplace and education is still a problem in society today that needs to be changed.

Throughout history, sexism has went from being one of the most undiscussed topic to being one of the most diverse, controversial topics in the United States. Sexism can be described as “Unfair treatment of people because of their sex; especially; unfair treatment to women” (Merriam- Webster). Thesis

Oppression, Be Gone! Have you ever been treated differently than someone else based on your gender? Sadly, this is an issue we are facing in society that has been going on for a long time, which needs to be changed. We should still be fighting the war to end oppression because men and women deserve the same rights and should not be treated differently based on their gender. Gender inequality is usually associated with women since there are people that think men are superior to women, most likely because that’s what was thought of and accepted many years ago.

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.

Gender based discrimination has been present in our society for ages and has heavily impacted many aspects of peoples lives. Although many gender inequalities have gone unresolved, some situations have come a long way and have almost ended in the United States. For example, access to education has improved greatly because it used to be expected that girls would stay home with their mothers and learn how to do the household activities and watch after their siblings. Boys on the other hand, would attend school to get an education in addition to doing labor work. Back in the day, girls were unable to get an education because it was more valuable if they were working in the household opposed to the value an education could provide because that

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

Despite all progress that the world has made, inequality is still inherent between men and women. This inequality starts at a young age when parents send their children to school. In some countries, boys and girls alike go off to school; however, in other countries, girls stay behind and are unable to attend due to other obligations or societal norms. Many benefits come from educating girls which include having healthier children, earning more money that they invest back into their families and communities, and playing a more active role in their communities and countries.17 Educating girls will help communities and future generations since those girls will become women and have families of their own. Despite the movement for the right to women

The sex discrimination act covers everything under the topics of payroll inequality, sexual harassment , and prejudiced acts towards women (Verkaik, PP.1). Jenny Watson, the Equal Opportunities Commission chairman had said “Some issues, like unequal pay and sexual harassment, remain far too common”. (Verkaik, PP.1) Meaning that 30 years later, and women still face the same problems. A lot of women are complaining about sexual harassment. In fact, 50% of women say that they have been sexually harassed while working.(Verkaik, PP.1) In a 7 month period, from April to November, there has been 647 reported calls of sexaul harassment. The crazy thing about that stat, is that 647 people only add up to fourth most popular complaint, trailing pregnancy, work-life balance, and equal pay.(Verkaik,pp.2) Even the women who fought for their country, were getting harassed. ⅕ of women who are in the navy, and ⅛ of the women in the army were getting sexually harassed. (Verkaik, PP.2) It’s amazing to think that the person fighting in battle with another is also the same person that is getting sexually harassed. In addition to women facing discrimination for over 30 years, some businesses continue to discriminate women even after they had been brought to

Gender inequality means differences in the status, power and prestige women and men have in groups, collectivities and societies. Gender inequality is caused when women have less power than men. While culturally and historically-bound, gender commonly is a function of power relations and the social organizations of inequality. Another point about gender is that class and ethnicity, gender inequality is not one homogeneous phenomenon, but a collection of disparate and interlinked problems. Inequality men and women can take many different forms

Gender inequality in the sports world is unfair to women on how they can not play a male dominated sport. If there is a women 's sport it is less participated than a male sport would be. Women in sports are underpaid. Women who play sports are paid more attention if they wear provocative clothes. Men get the most attention and money from people who involve their self with sports. The sports world is very sexist and give males more opportunities to do bigger and better things.

Society today often only addresses one side of the gender inequality issue: the grievances of women. Feminists have fought against the ingrained tradition of women as housewives with no rights and being looked down upon as the lesser sex. The women’s rights movement in the United States has worked tirelessly since 1848 to fight for rights and break down gender barriers. Misogyny and gender constructs, such as the ideal of beauty, hold women back in various aspects of their lives as discussed in the articles “Marked Women” by Deborah Tannen and “A Woman’s Beauty: Put Down or Power Source” by Susan Sontag. Men are viewed as the dominant sex and in our patriarchal society, they have all the rights women do not get to enjoy. This gender gap

Male, female or somewhere in between, gender means something to everyone. Strong, independent and dominant, are qualities most often associated with men. Sensitive, dependent and submissive are associated with women. But these are just human qualities assigned to people that identify with a group. These traits are practically opposites, but in reality, when we look at the two sexes from a biological standpoint, there are very few differences. Society is what inflicts these words upon the two groups, leading to stereotypes. Gender roles have evolved greatly throughout history, however some characteristics of inequality still exist today. Jesse J. Prinz discusses the differences in male and female brain functions and how they affect education in “Gender and Geometry”. Jean Kilbourne exposes the detrimental effects of advertising through gender roles in “‘Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt’: Advertising and Violence”. These authors explore the meanings of the labels male and female, and the ways society has contributed to gender inequality. Societal gender norms affect children as they grow into adults leading to negative mental physical and emotional health. In addition, people judge others for the way they may express their identity. We as a society must find a way to overcome gender stereotyping and labeling.