Women And Women 's Impact On Society

For centuries, there have been many societies with stereotypical gender roles that usually involve the men holding the positions of power and the women doing the domestic chores. Historically, men are usually considered to be the stronger of the two sexes and in most societies, it is up to the men to take care of the family. During the twentieth century, women in America began breaking boundaries when they earned the right to vote. More recently, there has been a breakthrough with gender roles as women are beginning to take charge in the workplace. Now, gender roles are not as defined and clear.

Question: “Women received the vote based on their contribution to the war effort”. How accurate is this view that women gained the vote based solely on war work? 20 marks

Modernism is the term of deviating from the norm. In the early 1900s, modernism influenced women’s role in society by providing more opportunities, jobs, and role models for girls today, in society.

A women's role has changed tremendously and is making its greatest impact in our society today. Many years ago, women's contribution to society was limited and controlled by men. Women are standing tall and are playing a major role in many important areas. Women's role has changed at an accelerating rate and have part in areas such as Politics, Professional Training Jobs, Medicine,Business and Law. Formerly they were not part of any political matter, but they have advanced in many aspects. For example, women have attained power and have been growing in political office.

The generation now has made it easier to equalize men and women but there is still a substantial amount of places where gender inequality is still happening in the workplace and where females still face discrimination. Women are often discriminated in the workplace and are usually not promoted as quickly as men are and they also receive less pay. History shows that women have not always been defined as property and thought of as second class citizens. But in the 21st century many have seen a drastic change in the so called “traditional” family ways where women are suppose to stay home and take care of the household chores, food, and children and men are suppose to work to support their family and provide financial stability. Many assume that in the workplace women are more vulnerable and less competent than men because women 's instincts are to put their family before work or anything else. Whereas men are the ones who will usually stay the late hours to work. People on both sides of the political spectrum and everywhere in between seem to be fearful of what is to come and more fearful of others than they are often willing to admit.

Throughout history until about the last couple century’s women have had not as many rights compared to their male counter parts and this was especially evident in the ancient world. However women had more rights in places for example they had a bigger role in society compared to that of Greek women in ancient Greece. Women were cogs in a patriarchal dominated society woman were very much under their husbands control according to law and the most important role of women was to raise the children and work at the house with the slaves if they could be afforded. Women could not vote in Greek society, they could not own property, and women could not have much communication with males outside their immediate families. In Roman society however

There was a saying that “Behind every great man there is an even greater woman,” but that was not always the case for some of the literatures we have been reading. In some of the literatures, when a woman stood behind a man she was often viewed as substandard to the man in front. Women were not portrayed as a great shero, but rather as an object. They were expected to be obedient and faithful to their husband even if the husband was not. If any women were to raise an objection toward the men, then she would be considered disloyal and an outcast. Therefore, women were either viewed as inferior to men and were used for empowering men or as a sly and evil woman that would bring harm to those who done her wrong. In some of the literature we have been reading and discussing, women were portrayed as one of the following: a sex-object, a child-bearing tool, a great calamity, or a whore as viewed in a double standard view.

“A Doll's House” and “Trifles” are very different plays, such as the number of acts, the styles used throughout, and the way characters interact. These plays are also very similar in that they dicuss and deal with the same type of situations and scenarios. Both plays helped change society in the way that men view the roles of women in their lives. Nora and Mrs. Wright both are in marriages that they must leave or get out of although they handled their situations very differently the two women in the plays set a precedent and changed the roles of women in society forever.

In today’s society, there is often a misconception among women and men and the roles they are expected to follow through with. Although there has been advances in the way women are treated, it is unfortunately still an unbalanced dynamic in our society. From an early age, women are often persuaded, even if subconsciously, to follow a certain pathway in life. They are most often associated with staying home, keeping the house clean, cooking, baking, and raising children. Certain mediums that girls are exposed to tend to sway them towards these specific wants and aspirations. The way in which certain products are presented to little girls create an image they feel like they need to master. Men, on the other hand, are taught something completely different. They are regularly habituated with more masculine and self-reliant tasks. From an early age, they are automatically seen as people that deserve to be educated and use their smart, resourceful assets to contribute to society. They are without a doubt going to get a job and become a father and husband that provides for his family. In most situations, even if the woman has a job, men are the main “bread-winner.” Going along with this belief, the products boys are often marketed portray the idea of strength and independence. Whether it is a toy or a book, men are more often than not characterized as the heroic, more capable gender. There are many cases in which different mediums exhibit the ideas of men being the superior

This whole article alone touches on the fact that women are seen as less than man, but are also comparable to a new family dog, in the sense that they are disposable – if they cannot do the tasks that the husband requires or even work he has the right deemed by not only the women, but also the culture to either: hit, divorce/leave or remarry, just like a family selling, abandoning or hitting a dog for it’s bad behavior. Not only /does/ the ability a woman has to satisfy her husband play a role in their relationship, but also her social role in (rural) Bangladesh. The social dichotomies in Bangladesh afford men positions of power above the women in their households and their communities; this creates an insecurity for women.

Throughout history, women have been viewed as people who needed to fit the role that a man predestined upon them. From cultural expectations to media, women are portrayed by the need to express who they are. Women are getting affected mentally and physically due to stereotypes because women are being portrayed as the weaker link in society.

Women are most likely to be discriminated for their gender and are made less than man in any type of activity in society. The men usually tries to make the women feel bad about their gender by telling them that they are not worth anything but in reality if a women decides to she can overcome all the obstacles even better than a men. Women are also different than men in the way they interact with each other (physically and socially). According to the author “In public places, men touch women more often than women touch men. Men also touch women in more places on the body than women touch men” (Andersen, 2015, pg.3). In our society the women’s reputation is always questioned or put to risk when performing any type of action. In many cultures

Children are told from a young age that they can be anything. They can be an astronaut, a pilot, the president or even find the cure to cancer. Yet, all of this is rubbish! What children are sadly forced to learn as they grow up is that some things in life are predetermined, even who and what people are. The truth is no one has any control of their identity because society chooses who and what people are, Society separates the rich from the poor, the messiahs from the outcasts and strong from the frail. Regardless of background, society subjects the individual to partake in stereotypes, assimilate its culture, and isolate the few who attempt to resist. History, as told through literature, exemplifies the struggles of individuals

Women have been a key part in United States history since the beginning, whether that means in economics, politics, or the social sphere. Women have continually been put below men as the “second sex.” However, without women every aspect of American life would be different. Women play a crucial role in consumerism, reform, and culture, which are all main parts of United States domestic life.

As if being a girl in this world today isn’t hard enough, it 's even harder being a female in a traditional African-Islamic family, where respect isn’t earned but just given to. Till this day I don 't understand why the females in Islam are treated so differently. I always thought that it was because we lived in Africa, but that 's not the case. Muslims males always deny that females are not treated with the same equality as the males, but that 's has been absolutely absurd.