The Inequality Of Women

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

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

Throughout history, women have been viewed differently from men. In the 1880’s and before, women were in charge of making a happy home, her job above all was to make sure her husband was happy. Around, the 1910’s women began fighting for their right to vote and to be viewed as an equal to the janitor that works for them. Still, to this day, women and girls are fighting to be viewed as an equal and respected as men and boys are in our society.

Many people may think that women and men were treated the same or that women got treated equally in society but in reality they didn’t. Two women of races are not treated equally and not paid equally to men. First, in the story “Ain’t I A Woman” it states “The man over there says women need to be helped into carriages nobody helps me into carriages.” This quote is basically stating that white women were treated and helped into carriages when black women weren't and that is exactly why in 1851 Sojourner Truth spoke up on getting the rights that black women deserve.

As Quindlen states, "As Americans read..." that tells us right there that she is trying to reach all Americans. As for her purpose, with her references to the treatment of Afghanistan women I am lead to believe that she is trying to bring light to an existence of an example of women inequality in America. Looking at when it was published, only a couple of months after September 11th, it was perfect timing to throw in on this topic. The possibility of a draft was a reality or at the very least many believe it was a possibility. I would have to agree with her thesis, women should also be required to register for the military draft. I have come to stand against any type of inequality, whether it be (to name a few) race, gender, age, religious

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.

Sadly, women today are still treated as inferior to men, especially in the workforce. Women are being paid less than men for the same quality of work and it is simply unacceptable. It is 2016, not the 1950’s,

Inferiority Women have always been a powerful group of people. They give life, support, love and are strong. Although women are a strong group of people, they tend to face many obstacles within America. Three issues women encounter are the wage gap in the workforce, physical and sexual abuse, and inferiority to men. I consider the inequality of women to be the single most important societal problem today. Women deserve to have these issues resolved and be treated equally within our country.

For over one hundred years women have been fighting for equality. It wasn’t until the 19th century that women would start to be seen as equal to men. From the start of America women were seen as men property, and not as citizens of the United States. Women were expected to bare children, tend to household duties; furthermore, if they had an inheritance or any money it went to their husbands. Women did not have the right to vote or run for any type of government office. Even as women started to gain more freedom and rights, they still would be faced with inequality into the 19th century and even today. Though the views and rights of women equality has changed through the year’s research still shows that women are

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.

Over the course of nine years, I have heard many bad situations involving gender inequality. I am talking with you today because without your help we cannot end this inequality. By definition, gender inequality is “the unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender.”(Watson, HeforShe) Feminism is the name for gender inequality among women. Emma Watson gave a speech on September 20th, 2014 for a campaign called “HeforShe.” In her speech, she talked about how her friends dropped out of sports so they didn’t appear “muscular.”

Since the beginning of time, there was always an imbalance between the power of a man and a woman. In a stereotypical society, women would be the ones who were not recognized for not putting in as much work as men do. The reason for this was because it was always the men who went out to work and women who stayed home all day. In other words, women did and still do not share the same equal rights as men. More specifically, why men get paid more than women do, even when working similar jobs. In some cases, women don’t get hired for certain jobs because some employers underestimate women and their ability to finesse

The definition of gender roles is a set of societal norms dictating what types of behavior is generally considered acceptable based on the gender of a person. Additionally, if you don’t seem to accept this standard, there can be huge consequences. For example, in India, women are viewed as a burden and a “extra mouth to feed.” Her status promotes the idea that men can treat them in a subdued manner. If they don’t comply to these requirements, then a woman is murdered by her husband or his family by being set alight by a flammable liquid, which is usually known as bride burning. Herland, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, also uncovers the harsh inequality of women. Gender roles shouldn’t be real and they were forced on us by society.

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.

Throughout the years women have made great effort to become equal to men. This effort has led to great advances in the movement, but not all of the problems are solved yet. One of the main problems as of right now is the unequal treatment of men and women in the work place. Women are not equal to men in the workplace because of unequal pay, a lack of women in managerial positions, and sexual harassment in the work place.