Women Of The Shadow Of Men As Second Class Citizens

Women’s struggle for equality will remain relevant in the future as a global issue because every country today still struggles to obtain successful women’s equality. Women today are determined to fight for their rights, rights that are detrimental to the success of society. The struggle for women’s equality is something that has plagued women for centuries. Societies throughout history have been ruled by the iron fist of men, in royal families, the working class, and even within the households. This is something that is most common in todays underdeveloped countries, women are treated as being less than men and therefore do not deserve the same rights. This however is something that women have recognized as a problem and are unwavering in their fight to establish equal rights, whether it be in the United States or even Africa, the cry for equality is the same.

She claimed, “Gender inequality and rigid cultural practices create the gap between males and females in my country. Women and girls should passively follow men’s directions with little questioning.” She continued to explain how difficult it is for women to fight for their rights primarily to acquire equal rights concerning their position in the society. Her tone of voice and diction is a clear indication of the woes that women face with respect to cultural norms and expectations. “I am astounded by the number of female leaders in the US, medical practitioners and other male dominated professions in my homeland.” She

As time passed, European domination drastically altered the African landscape – both physically and culturally. Traditional roles, practices, and beliefs were either completely subverted or modified to fall in line with European cultural ideals. Doubtlessly, this process of subjugation worked to the detriment of native populations throughout the continent. Even though all members of indigenous communities have suffered under this system, African women remain especially vulnerable to its harmful effects. As Mary Kolawole points out in her comprehensive work, Womanism and African Consciousness, these women must confront a set of oppressions unique to their position as both black Africans and women. During her discussion of African women’s current struggle for recognition, Kolawole argues that, although colonialism displaced many African traditions, the patriarchal social structure remained. In many ways, she holds, European colonization widened the rift between African men and women even further (Kolawole 34). Although African and European traditions share in the elevation of the male over the female, most African cultures offered women a greater position of respect within society, as well as more “positive avenues of self-liberation” than were available to European women

Women have always been having the fight for independence ever since history has evolved in all fields of struggle but only recently have women started developing equal rights and authorities yet in a very narrow manner; there are still parts of the world where women are subjected as mere beings who are only capable of household chores and duties and are suppressed in a limit and dominated. Despite the world having witnessed major changes in gender roles yet there are some places in some parts of the world that we see changes are yet to be done.

The hot-button issue of gender inequality in western society exists as an inciting cause in evoking animosity between men and women. Opinion articles, Men -- the new second class citizens by Suzanne Venker and Are males becoming second-class citizens? by Harry Mosley; challenge popular opinion supposing women are the disadvantaged gender in society, and propose rather men have assumed the place as second class citizens(regarding gender inequality) in modern western society. The argument’s of both Venker and Mosley draw on many similar instances to validate their opinions on the issue of growing gender inequality toward men; yet Venker’s ability to successfully employ pathetic appeals in tandem with the use of statistics or specific law and policy, in

In today’s society, oppression, in its many structures, exists and has a tendency to be described by areas that both characterize and legitimize social observation and how it identifies with the setting of the establishments that characterize them. The Larger part of these foundations, while essentially having a centre capacity, are by and large, firmly connected with and can be characterized as they relate to different areas. In the section titled Defining challenged ideas, the areas, foundations, and levels of mistreatment are tended to in more detail.

While women have made great strides in leadership over the past few decades, the United States is still 33rd out of the 49 highest income countries when it comes to women in the national legislature. And it’s not better outside of government. Women make up only 4.6% of S&P 500 CEOs and 17% of directors, executive producers, writers, cinematographers, and editors working on the top 250 domestic grossing films.

The oppression of women has been brought into light in the recent years but it was the norm in many societies in early history especially in premodern east Asia. During that time, the roles of men and women in society were determined by great scholars that had the power to get their voice to be heard and set general rules in society. In China, scholars like Confucius, Mencius, and Mozi had great impact on the way people divided the roles between men and women. The overall oppression of women in premodern east Asia can be seen through quotes from great scholars about how women should be obedient to men, should not make important decisions in their families, and are not spoken of equally to men in society.

The experiences of African women differ greatly throughout the continent. However, African societies have generally tended to be largely patriarchal. Women have held subordinate status to males in their communities. Authors such as Aje-Ori Agbese, Mariama Ba, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie concur on the prevalence of patriarchy and general oppression of women throughout African society, past and present, each placing emphases on the aspirations for greater equality for women on the continent.

doctors, lawyers, political leaders, judges, law enforcement officers, etc. are still not viewed as the cultural norm. Most women are thrilled when they do see other women in these roles because it continues to be unusual to find them in such positions. Despite the idea that, women do two-thirds of the world’s work, their achievements are very often invisible. Women work hard, but they often receive little credit for their accomplishments. Yet, rarely (relative to men) do they reach high-visibility positions and leadership.

Have you ever wondered what the lifestyles of Nineteenth Century women were like? Were they independent, career women or were they typical housewives that cooked, clean, watched the children, and catered to their husbands. Did the women of this era express themselves freely or did they just do what society expected of them? Kate Chopin was a female author who wrote several stories and two novels about women. One of her renowned works of art is The Awakening. This novel created great controversy and received negative criticism from literary critics due to Chopin's portrayal of women by Edna throughout the book.

Throughout the post-independence era of Africa, gender roles and gender relations are changing. In a few countries in Africa, during the post-independence period, there are women that want to break the traditions of male generated fields in the work and politics. The film Faat Kinè by Ousmane Sembène, follows African woman Faat Kinè through her day to day struggles for success in work and family during the post-independence era of Africa. Wangari Maathai’s book Unbowed: A Memoir describes her childhood and accomplishments that she made in Kenya. African American women around the world are overcoming the gender barriers in work forces that are commonly operated by men.

There are countless inspirational leaders who used their voice to make a greater impact on the lives of many. The ‘brand names’ we all know of are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , Malcolm X, Gandhi, Oprah, and the list goes on. But, there is a certain woman whose story has been untold and most have failed to acknowledge. This individual has healed her nation through her philosophy of peace and equality, a winner of the multiple awards such as the Noble Peace prize, Indira Gandhi Prize, Glamour Awards: The Chosen Ones, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is the world’s very first elected black female and Africa's first elected female head of state. She even holds a degree from Harvard University and is Liberia’s very own Iron Lady. This phenomenal

Northouse (2016a) describes the development of female leadership. It was once a question if women could lead; yes, they can, but a gender gap exists. Differences between men and women that affect their job attainment. Although men and women may have equal access to entry and lower level positions, men hold more prestigious upper level jobs. Why does this occur? Generally, women have invested less than men in human capital: job history, training, and school. Women invest more time than men in taking care of family. As a result, men obtain jobs that require more responsibilities (Northouse, 2016a).

Gender and leadership? Leadership and gender? A journey through the landscape of theories start off by giving a statistical summary of percentages of women in higher echelon position in the workforce. With this information in the intro, the article quickly highlights the limited representation of women in exclusive positions in Fortune 500 companies. Next, the paper examines multiple theories why this problem exists in the workforce. The four theories examined are biology and sex; gender role; causal factors; and attitudinal drivers (Appelbaum et al, 2003, p. 44).