GenderEqualityAndItsEffectsOnSociety
Likemostsocieties,Canadatoomakesdistinctionsbetweenmalesandfemalesinwhatiscalleda gendersociety;malescommonlymonopolizepolitics,andengageinactivitiesthatareconsidered morenoteworthy(Fleras,2012,p155&156)Femalesontheotherhandareoftenexpectedtotake onmaternalandparentalroles,howeverthisisoftenseenasworkthatisnotimportantwithinmany societies(Fleras,2012,p.155&156).Theseexpectations,compoundedwiththefactthatfemales haveconstantlybeendeniedrights;bothinthepastaswellasthepresent,makesitclearthatbeinga femaleinanypartoftheworldisextremelydifficult.Inlookingatthegenderequalityissuesthat exist,youmustaskyourself:whywouldsomeonewanttobefemaleinasocietythatfavoursmen? Wellimagineifyouwerebornamale,butfeltlikeafemaleontheinside.Statisticsshowthatthis occursin1inevery30,000bornmales,and1inevery100,000bornfemales(Butcher,Mineka, Hooley,Taylor,&Antony,2010,p474)Thetermtransgenderhasbeenusedtorepresent individualswhosegenderidentityand/orgenderexpressiondonotmatchthebiologicalgenderthey werebornwith(Stroumsa,2014,p.1).Individualswhochoosetotransitionfromtheirbiological genderintotheirgenderidentityarefacedwithmultiplebarriersespeciallyindividualswhohave transitionedintofemales.Beingfemaleanywhereisdifficult,thereforebeingatransgenderfemaleis especially
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Whichrolewouldyouprefertohaveinamarriage?Wouldyouratherhavethestereotypicalroleof amaleorfemale?Orwouldyourathercontributebothrolesequally?Genderplaysasignificantrole intoday'ssociety.Comparedtofiftyyearsago,wehavecomealongwayingenderequality.Yet somearestillfacedwiththedifficultiesofdifferentiatingbetweenwhatawomen'sroleina marriageshouldbeandaman'sroleWhenyoureallythinkaboutit,whatshouldbethegenderroles formenandwomeninamarriage?Someexamplesofdecidingwhichpersontakesonwhatroleina marriagearehouseholdchores,financialdecisions,andraisingchildren.
Inourgenerationtoday,Womenmostofthetimearestereotypedintobeingknownastheonesto stayhome,cook,andcleanwhilethemenareattheirjobsearningmoney.However,genderrolesin societyarealwayschanging.Traditionalviewsofmenandwomenhavechangedovertheyears. GenderequalityisequalrightsbetweenbothmenandwomeninasocietyandItshouldbe implementedorcarriedoutinamarriageregardlessofthesex.JudyBradyfrom"IWantaWife"is awomen'srightsadvocatewhoisacofounderofthe"ToxicLinksCoalition",andavolunteeratthe "Women'sCancerResourceCenter".Bradyadmitstobelongingtothegeneralstereotypeof"IamA wife"(Brady1).Bradystates, Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyhouseclean...Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyclothescleaned, ironed,mended,replacedwhenneedbe, ...Getmorecontent...
EssayOnGenderEquality
Canadaisgenerallyperceivedasacountryoffreedomandequityinallaspectsaroundtheworld. Butinfact,genderequalityhasnotyetbeenreachedinoursociety.Accordingtostatistics,Canada wasonlyranked35thonWorldEconomicForumgendergaplist("GlobalGenderGapListPuts Canadaat35th").Throughouthistory,activistshavevariouslyprioritizedidentitiesrootedinclass, race,sexuality,age,genderandability,butchangeswillneedtocontinueinourcurrentsocietyand inthefuture.Thewomen'smovementwasultimatelyoneofthemostsignificanteventinCanadian history,asitchallengedthepatriarchalsocietyandsetthebasisofgenderequality,whichhas becomeanimportantelementofCanadianidentitytodayLifebeforethemovementsBeforethe feministmovements,the...showmorecontent...
Women'smovementsinpresentdays,mainlyfocusonwageequality,domesticabuse,stereotypes, biasandwomen'srightinthepoliticalfield(TheModernWomen'sMovement,par.2).Shockingly, wagegapshavebeenoneofthebiggestissuesthatrequiresprogresstobemade.Basedonreports, theaverageincomeis$40,000formen,$35,014forwomeninCanadaAlso,womenneedtotake moreleadershiproles,asthenumberoffemalerepresentativesinthepoliticalsystemhasbeen inadequate("GlobalGenderGapListPutsCanadaat35th").Lastly,weneedtokeepinmindthat notCanadianwomengainedtheirrightsatthesametime,Aboriginalwomenandwomenofother racegainedtheirrightsmuchlaterthanEuropeanwomen."Oneofthethingsthatwedohaveto remember,itwasn'tallwomenwhogotthevoteatthattime,"Doddsaid"Wewaiteduntil1960for womenintheindigenouscommunitytohaveaccesstothevote."(Cuciz,par.7).Itisimportantto realizethatdiscriminationtowardswomenstillexiststoday,andactionsmustbetakentoprevent thisfrom
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EversinceIcouldremember,womenhavealwaysbeenmarginalizedfromsocietyandmore specificallywomenhavebeendegradedwhenitcameincomparisontomen.It'sunfortunateand bickeringthatthisstillgoesontoday,peopledon'tunderstandandaren'twillingtoaccepttheroleof awomenandhowstrongandcapabletheyaretodoanythingamancando.Inclass,wehave learnedandcoveredavariousamountoftopicsandIbelievethatgenderinequalityisavery interestingtopicthathascaptivatedmymind.PrimarilybecauseIamawomenofcolor,already beingawomanisenoughofadisadvantage,buttoevenaddwomanofcolorreallytiestheknotof myluckThecolorofmyskinandgendercandictatewhetherIgetthejobornot,whetherIgeta promotionornot,whetherIgetpaidmoreorless,whetherIgetaccusedorattacked,etc.Thelistis endlessandwomenareconstantlybeingjudgedfortheiractionsandwhentheydodecidetostand upandfightback,they'reviewedasajoke.Iamtiredofthisinequalityandamhopingsomedayall womengetthesametreatmentasmen,notjustwhitewomenbutallwomen.Womenarejustas deservingtopursuetheirgoalsandaspirationsasanyman,soIbelievegenderequalityisahuge goalthatweneedtoaimtowards,notonlyforthebenefitofwomenbutforthebenefitofeveryone. Oncepeoplelearntoopenthedoorsforwomenandmoreimportantlywomenofcolor,thingswill starttochangeinapositiveform.There
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Equalityhasbeenafightingissueforcenturies,whetherinrace,gender,religion,etc.Whilestrides haveoccurredtodecreasethesediscrimination,therearestillaplethoraofsituationsfoughtwithin thegovernmenttocreateasafespaceforallandcreateequitableopportunityforall.Withinthe politicalandeconomicworld,onebattlebeingfoughtisthebarrierofgenderequalityamongst employees Genderinequalitybecamesociallynormalespeciallywithintheworkplace,asocialnormative implementedintopeople'smindsinceyouth.Implicationsarecreatedbysocietyontheroleof womenintheworkplace,limitingtheexplorationforwomantoexpandintonew,higher professions.Societypressureswomenintolowerpositionjobsratherthanprovidingequitable opportunitytoproceedintohigherpositionjobs.ResearchaccumulatedbyCNNconcludedthatonly 14.2%ofthetopfiveleadershippositionsatthecompaniesarewomen.Womenobtainfarfewer positionsinhighpayingjobsduetopastdictationthatawoman'splaceiswithin"soft"jobs,though womenhavebeguntoperforatethispredeterminedsituationbyintegratingthemselvesinamyriad ofdifferentcareers.Anotherresearch,donebyHarvardBusiness,statesthat"Onaveragemen's projectshadbudgetstwiceasbigandthreetimesasmanystaffersaswomen's"(HarvardBusiness Review).Notonlydowomenacquirelowerpositionjobs,butwhentheydoachievethesejobs,men receivemorebeneficialresources
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GenderEqualityAndGenderBias
Genderequalityandgenderbiashasbeenvigorouslydiscussedandarguedfordecades,anditstill remainsastheissuethatcannotbeignoredinoursociety.TheNSWdepartmentofEducationand TrainingprovidestheBoys'andGirls'EducationStrategytoassistallgovernmentschoolsinNSW toundertakeastrategicapproachtoaddressgenderasaneducationalissues(NSWDEC).Still,girls arenowfacingdifficultiesthatarosefromnotonlytheirabilitiesbutalsotheinfluencefromtheir familiesandthecommunities.Inthisessay,problemsordifficultiesthatyounggirlsorfemale studentsfacedbecauseofotherparticipantsintheeducationorschoolingsystemwillbediscussed. Strategiesandrecommendationsinregardtothoseissueswillbetalkedafterwards
Evenwesaywearelivinginagenderequalsociety,butitisraretoseewomenatthedominant placeineachindustry.Hundredyearsbefore,womenwerenotallowedtostudy,andmenwere takingthepowertocontrolthesociety.Nowadays,womenareabletohavehighereducationasmen do,butsomeofthemstillexperienceblocksintheircareerpathAndwecannotignorethatthey performedbetterthanmenwithhigheraveragegradeandusedshorttimetocompletethe study(Reis,2001,p.28).Thepreconceptionsofwomen,malestereotypingandexclusionof informalnetworkslowsdownwomen'ssteptowardsthetopmanagementpositions,anditisnot normallybecauseofgenderdiscrimination,butjustaboutwho
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Intoday'sworld,whenyoulookaroundtherearesomanydifferenttypesofpeople.Differentraces, differentbackgrounds,andalsodifferentstories.Weliveinaworldofadiversegroupofpeople. Somewouldthinklivinginsuchadiverseworldwewouldformacommongroundandmaybeunite togethertobe"equal"butthatisfarfromtrue.NoI'mnottalkingabouttheinequalityofpeople basedoffofraceorbackground,thegroupingofsexistheissuehereFromthebeginningoftime tillnow,culturalpracticeshaveformedtheseboundaries.Therehasalwaysbeenaseparationof malesandfemalesandthewaytheyareraisedandtaughteventowhatoccupationstheytakeon.
OvertimethesebecameasetofgenderboundariesIbelieveshowmorecontent Lorberfocusesonthebiologicaldifferencesbetweenmaleandfemale.Shegoesintodetailabout howwomenareseparatedortreateddifferentlyfrommenjustbecauseofabiologicaldifference.In comparison,Tannendiscussesthebehaviorandlanguageofmalesandfemalesinaclassroom setting,discussinghowmalestakeondifferenttypesofquestionsandpublicspeakingdifferently thanfemalesShediscusseshowmalesandfemaleslearntoparticipateindifferentwaysBetween thetwoauthors,thereisonepointthatservesforthebasisofmyargumentandthatwouldbethe inequalitythatbothgendersfaceduetothesegenderboundaries.Forexample,inLorber'sessay,she formulatesaissuescalledtheBathroomProblem.Thisisaperfectexampleofhowsocietytriesto makebothsexesequalwheninreality,theyarenot.InthisBathroomProblem,wegivebothmales andfemalesthesameamountofbathroomfacilitiesButasLorberstatesonpage732,"[A]lthough anequalnumberofbathroomsseemsfair,equalitywouldmeanmorewomen'sbathroomsor allowingwomentousemen'sbathroomsforacertainamountoftime."(732).Ifyouwantbothsexes tobeequal,thenhelpbothsexesoutbygivingthemthesuppliesorfacilitiesthattheyneedThis pointalsotiesintoTannen'sargumentabouthowbothmaleandfemalestudentsparticipate
GenderEqualityEssay
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AsIsaidbefore,Ibelieveinequality,power,andoppressionshareaconnectionwitheachother. However,IwouldsayIfeelmoreofaconnectionwithinequalityandoppressionbecauseithas impactedmylifebeyondjustbeingawomen.Iwoulddefineinequalityhasanunequaldistribution ofrightsintheformofdiscrimination.BecausetellingmeIcan'tdosomethingbecauseI'magirlis discriminatingagainstmygenderInthesameway,Ibelievethatoppressionmeansthepowerof controlmentallyandemotionally.Ifyou'realwaysgoingtotellmethisisrightandthisiswrong,I wouldn'tbeabletohavemyownbeliefsbecauseit'sbeendecidedforme.Iwanttoaboutinequality becauseIfeellikepeopletaketheideaofgenderinequalityhasalighttopic,thatalltheythink aboutisthewagegapwhenit'smorethanthat.Itsaboutwomenbeingpreventedfromdoingthings justbecauseoftheirappearanceforintoapparentreason.Forexample,intheculturethatI'mbeing raisedinwomenarenotallowedtohavemalefriends,itisfrownupon.It'stakensoseriouslythatall mycousinsdidwasgooutwithaboytostudythatherDadmadeherdropoutofschoolandget marriedtoathirtyyearoldSuchbrutalconsequencesforaminorthingAndthere'snoreasonwhy, theonlyreasonisjustbecauseyou'reagirl.I'llgiveyouanotherexample,I'maveryoutgoing person,soIreceivedalotofinvitestosocialevents,butIneveroncewenttoanyofthembecauseI wasn'tallowedto.Mybrotherwasallowedtogotofriends'housesandhavesleepovers,butIwasn't becausegirlsdon'tdothatorI'llgethurtfrommyfriendsbrother.ItsucksbecauseIlostalotof friendsandtheyweren'tveryunderstandingaboutit,IcanrenumbermyMomscreamingatmy friendsonthephonebecauseshewouldn'tletmeattendabirthdayparty,itwasthatbad.Inthesame way,Iwanttobringupaquotefromanarticlethattiesintothis.Lorber"Whatmendoisusually valuedmorehighlythanwhatwomendobecausemendoit,evenwhentheiractivitiesarethesame" (Lorber,1994p.69).ThisisprobablythehighlightofmylifebecausewhateverIdidwasnever goodenoughforeitherofmyparents.Igotgood
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Weallashumanbeingsdeservegenderequality,equalrightsandweneedtobeunifiedasone. WhatImeanbythatis,itistoomuchhatealreadygoingoninthisworldandwedonotneed anymoreofit.Weallneedtoloveandrespecteachothernomatterwhat.Nomatterrace,sex, sexualorientation,religion,creedorethnicitywe,allneedtoloveoneanotherlikebrothersand sistersIfyoudonotagreewithwhoapersonchoosestobe,theleastyoucandoisrespecttheir decision.Womenandmenshouldbetreatedequallyaswell.Iftheyareinthesameworkplacethey shouldbegettingequalpay.Weallbleedthesame,sotheirshouldnotbeareasontobetreated differentlyfromeachotherOver,theyearswomanandmenhadverydifferentrolestoplayin society.Womeninthepastwereexpectedtocookandcleanandtakecareofthechildren,while menwouldgotoworkbringhomethemoneyanddisciplinethechildren.Now"Womenhave virtuallyallprofessionalandsocialroles,includingthoseoncedominatedbymen,andmenhave takenonmanyroles,suchasraisingachild,thatwereformerlyoccupiedmostlybywomen"(Living WithDiversity92)Roleshavebeenswitchedinthethissocietyofmenandwomenworking Womenandmenshouldbeallowedtoworkinwhicheverworkforcethattheychoose.Noone shouldbeafraidtosaywhattheywanttoaccomplishinthefuture.Ifawomanwantstobea firefightersheshouldbeabletodothatwithoutanyonesremarks.It
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WhatAreTheBarriersOfGenderEquality
Today,theworldisnotdoingaswellaspeoplewouldlike:genderequalityhasyettobeachieved, climatechangeisputtingmillionsatrisk,two–hundredmillionpeopleareunemployed,andpeople aremorestressedthanever.Tryingtosolvetheseworldchallenges,peopleareworkingmoreand morehours,yetlittleprogressisbeingmade.Thesolutionisrathersimple:workless. Womenaroundtheworldareunder–representedintheworkforce,makinguplessthan20%ofCEO positions,and,inAmerica,fewerthan20%ofCongressionalpositionsarefilledbywomen.Reasons forthislackofrepresentationmaybeduetoprejudice,butitisimportanttorecognizethatwomen areviewedastheprimarychildcaregiverinmostfamilies.Forthisreason,manywomentakeoff workforseveralmonthsafterchildbirthandareoftenthwartedfromhigherpositionsbecausethey takeleave.Ifbothmalesandfemaleshadshorterworkweeks,thenbothgenderswouldbeableto devotemoretimetochildcare,allowingwomentocontinuetoworksoonerandprogressintheir fieldsInaddition,studieshaveshownthatmenwhotakepaternityleavearemoredevotedtotheir familiesandare50%morelikelytohelptheirwiveswithdomesticlabor,suchascooking,cleaning, andlaundry.Thus,theshorterworkweekwouldleadtobothequalrepresentationintheworkplace andathome,subsequently,breakingthebarriersofgenderinequality.
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Toclaimnothingwilleverchangeisanunderstandablestatement.Thereisnodenyingthecurrent oppressionwomenfaceonadailybases.However,ifyoureflectonthesocietalprogressAmerica hasmadetocreategenderequality,thereisaglimmerofhope.Tobegin,throughoutthe1900's, Americahaspassedmanylawstodecreasethedisparityamonggender.Forexample,therightto voteandthecivilrightactwerekeylegislationforequivalenceItisalsonotablethatitisnowa normformotherstobeapartoftheworkforce.Infact,today,onlyabout12percentofAmerican householdsconsistofahusbandwhofinanciallysupportsawifeandchildren,whilethemother stayshome(Wade248)TheequalpayactwasanothermajorgenderequalityprogressionAlthough thereisstillamajorgenderpaygap,thegapisdecreasing.Moreover,in2017,18percentoffederal officialsarewomen.Thisisthehighestithaseverbeen.TheprogressionAmericahasmadefor genderequalityisconspicuous.Awomen'slifein2017iscompletelydifferentthanwhatitwaslike inthe1950's.However,mostpeopleknoworshouldrealizemenandwomenareinherentlyequal, especiallybecauseofoursharedhumanityOtherthanafewbiologicaldifferenceandfunctions, menandwomenarethesame.Though,ourpatriarchalsocietyhasputalowerstatusonwomen whencomparedtomen.Becauseofoursharedhumanity,theprevalentdisparitiesinourcurrent societyareunacceptable.Therefore,
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Everybodyisbornequal,butarenottreatedequally.Genderequalityhasbeenanongoingfightin theUnitedStatesfordecades.ThemajorityofpeopleintheUnitedStateswouldagreethatequality isfantasticandthattherecouldbenodownsidetocompleteequality.However,inthecaseofgender equality(onlyreferringtomaleandfemale),itmaybebetterforonegendertodominateaparticular roletoincreaseeffectivenessThisonlyappliestosomespecializedfields,suchasthemilitary, teaching,andchildcare.
Thepushforgenderequalityhasalwaysbeenledbywomen,asmaleshavehistoricallydominated allpositionsofpower(withafewexceptions),inbothpoliticsandbusinessToday,manyactively pushformorewomeninmaledominatedroles,andmoremalesinfemaledominatedroles.One suchmaleroleisinthemilitary.Therearealsothosewhofightformorebalancebetweenmenand womeninteachingandchildcare.Inthesecases,scientificstudiesmaysuggestthathavingmore womenincombatandmoremeninchildcareandteachingmaynotbeasmuchofapositive endeavorassomemaythinkWomenaregenerallynotaswellequippedforcombatasmenare Menaregenerallynotaswellequippedfordealingwithchildrenaswomenare.Biological differencesplayaseriousroleinhoweffectivecertainjobscanbe.
Warandconflictbetweenhumanshasalwaysbeenaround,andalwayswillbe.Historically,men havealwaysbeenthewarriors.Therehavebeen
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Workplacegenderequality
"Womencannotbeaseffectiveasmen"isoftenastatementthathasbeenusedindefensebythose foundguiltyofunderminingwomen.Yet,womenhavegrowntotakeuppositionsofleadershipthat theywerefearedtonotbeingabletohandle.Womencanbejustashardworkingasmenandeven surpasswhenitcomestoperformanceinanygivenpositionMen,ontheotherhand,havealways hadtheassumptionofbeingnaturallygiftedatanythingtheydo,sometimeswithouteventrying: thatis,however,changingsightingthechangesthathavebeentakingplaceintheworld.A paramountexamplecanbeseeninpolitics,withwomenlikeHilaryClinton,runningforpresidential office.Thereareongoingdebates,nevertheless,thatwomenalmostinalloccasionsmustdo somethingextrainordertoachievesameresultsaswouldmenwithoutbreakingasweat.Thiscan beseenbytheappraisalofwomenintheworkplace,whichhasinlinepushedmentobetheones doinganadditionalentailtoachievegivenresults.Aworkplaceshouldnotberunbyaspecific gender,neithershouldagivengenderbeabletosaythattheyperformmoreorgavemore,itshould beanenvironmentcharacterizedbyequality.Thispaperpurposestoaddressthequestionwhether genderequalityexistsattheworkplaceornot.
Foundationofmythesisisthearticle,GENDEREQUALITYINTHEWORKPLACE:Moving fromPracticestoStrategy.ThearticlehasbeenwrittenbythreeauthorsnamelyTowns,
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ExamplesOfGenderEqualityInTheWorkplace
Genderequalityisaglobalhealthtopicthataffectsmanydevelopedandunderdevelopedcountries inallpartsoftheworld.Itissuchareoccurringthemeamidstnationsworldwide,theUnited Nations,orUN,developedalistof17SustainableDevelopmentGoals,pertainingtoandincluding issueslikegenderequality,toadvocatetheeliminationofthesedilemmas.ThegoaloftheUN, regardinggenderequality,isto"achievegenderequalityandempowerallwomenandgirls"(United NationsDevelopmentProgramme,2017,para.1).AccordingtotheCambridgeDictionary,gender equalityisdefinedas"theactoftreatingwomenandmenequally"(CambridgeDictionary,2017). However,thishasnotbeenclearlyrepresentedthroughoutmajorityofhumanexistenceTherivalry betweenmenandwomenregardingsuperiorityhasbeenanongoingordealglobally.Therehave beennumerousoccurrenceswherebothgendershadthedisadvantageofnotbeingaccountedfor substantially.Typically,whengenderequalityismentioned,peopletendtothinkoftheSuffragettes andfeministactivistsfromtheWomen'sRightsMovementlike,EleanorRooseveltandGloria SteinemArguably,femalesarenottheonlyonesfightingfortheirrights,especiallywhenitcomes tothenursingprofession.Worldwide,thereisaprecedentstereotypethatthenurturinganddifficult workdonebyanurseisajobforawoman.Nursingisconsidered"feminine"andincertaincultures, itisfrownedupontobeamalenurse
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Equalityis'thestateofbeingequal'(Collins,pg.182).Atopicofrecognitioninphilosophical sociologyandmasscommunicationsourcesisgenderequality.Membersofademocraticsociety considerequalitytobeamoralwhichisfollowedbyeveryone.Movingtowardsequalityisan objectiveintodaysworld.Thereisnodoubtthatinequalityisstillpresentinthe21stcenturyandit remainsaconcernItgeneratesacontinuouspatternofobstaclesthateffectstherightsofwomenin thefutureandcreatesanewinequality.ThisessaywilltalkaboutgenderequalityintheUKfrom4 differentaspects;Culture,Media,EducationandthenEmployment.
Culturalstereotypesincreasediscriminationagainstwomenwhichcanenforcesocialrolesand increasegenderinequality.Anoverallimagewascreatedtoshowtraditionalrolesonbasisofsex. Socialstereotypeshasbeenpracticedagainstwomenandisafact.InApril2012,aBritishfeminist LauraBatesestablishedaprojecttocollectculturalabusefromallovertheworld.TheEveryday SexismProjectreceived25,000entriesfrom15countriesbyApril2013(Laura,TheGuardian). Also,LadculturewhichisaBritishsubcultureraisedintheearly90'swasreintroducedandthatwill haveagreatimpactonthefutureofgenderequality.In2003theabilityofwomentoparticipate politicswasdecreasedduetoladcultureaffects.(Gates,Charlie).inApril2014theUNspecial rapporteuronviolenceagainstwomenrecordedthat
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Eversincethebeginningoftime,womenhavebeenfightingendlesslytobetreatedequallyand fairly,whetherit'sintheirpersonallife,theirbusinesscareers,ortheirsocialencounters.Fromthe dayinwhichwomenareborn,theyareraisedandtreateddifferentlycomparedtomen.Girlsare expectedtobesensitiveandsweet,meanwhileboysareusuallymoretough,andexpectedtomature abitfasterGirlsareprotectedmoreincomparisontoboysandastheygrow,thewaysocietytreats eachgenderstandsoutmore.Womenarelimitedtocertainprofessionsbecausetheyarenotmen, andinsituationswheretheycanactuallyworkthesamejobs,theyarepaidmuchless.Throughout time,womenallovertheworldcontinuetobesexualizedandjudgedbasedontheirpersonal opinions.Whilemanynationshaveslowlybeguntoembracewomen'sequalrights,Islamcontinues tooppresswomenbylimitingtheirself–expression,usingtheirreligiousmisconceptionstoabuse andcontrolthemasawhole,andconstantlymaintainingoldculturaltraditionsthatpreventfreedom andequalityforwomen.
Asformerlystated,women'srightsacrosstheworldareslowlyincreasingwhiletheyremainthe sameorevenworseinsomepartsoftheworld.InAmerica,womencanvote,beapartofCongress, choosewhatevercareertheywanttostudy,livewherevertheyplease,marrywhoevertheylove,and muchmore.InEurope,genderequalityisoneofthecorevaluesintheirinitialfoundingtreaties,and
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Intoday'ssociety,wehaveengineeredinventionstoknowone'sdreams,self–drivingcars,etc.,but wehavenotunderstoodthebasicprinciplesofhumanequality.Equalityhasbeenfoughtfor throughoutallofhistory,butstill,millionsarefightingforitstill.Genderequalityistheequal treatmentofpeoplewithoutregardtotheirgender.Allgendersaresubjecttothisunfairinequality, however,itseemswomenarethemainvictimInequalitycanoccurintheworkforce,everyday decisionmaking,etc.Thereisnoexactcauseofit,anditisveryhardtochangeaperson'sbias. Thoughitisveryunfortunate,therearenumerousgroupstodayworkingtodaytoenlightenthose whostillhavetheseabsurdbeliefs
Manypeopleallovertheworldaredeniedbasicrightssuchastherightthemarrywhotheywant, career,etcbasedsolelyontheirgender.WomeninIndiahavesufferedfromthisinequalitysinceall ofhistory.There,theysufferfromdowrydeaths,childmarriage,maritalrape,etc.Howeverbad thesethingsare,theyseemminutetoothertragediestheysufferfromsuchasacidattacks.Inone instance,awomannamedPragyaPrasunwasattackedfornotacceptingamarriageproposal (http://www.dw.com/en/why–acid–attacks–are–on–the–rise–in–india/a–19313750).47%ofher bodywasburnedbecauseofsuchasimpledispute.Althoughdoodhpeetihaslongagobeenbanned, datashowsincreasedabortionofgirlsafterfindingthegender,nearingalmost8millioninthepast
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Createthegenderequalitysociety
Nowadays,genderequalityisapopulartopicinoursociety.Itisnotreferringtothematerial "equal",butinpreferablyintherealmofspiritandpersonalityofunderstandingeachother,andthe mutualrespect.Theexactdefinitionreferstothateveryoneintheworldhasthesamerightand freedomtodowhattheywant,bearthesameobligationandwillnotbetreatedunequallyPeople acrosstheworldareallyearningforanequalsociety.However,inthecontemporaryworld,gender biasorevensexismstillexistsinmanyoccasions.InAustralia,thisphenomenonstillexistslargely. GloriaSteinemstatesthattheworldcouldbeequal,whichiseveryonecantreatthe"gender"tobe neutralwhenthereisnodifferencebetweengenders.MypersonalopinionofthestatementisthatI agreewithGloriaSteinem'sargumentbecauseoneofthemostinfluentialreasonsthatcausesexism istheunequaltreatmentofdifferentgendersintoday'ssociety.Sexismforexample,isaserious branchofgenderinequality,ithasbeenstudiedandresearchedthatwomenhavemoredifficulties thanmeninfindingjobs,studentsaresupposedtogotothesingle–sexschool,andmenarenot allowedtoshowtheirinnerfailuresinsomesituations.Imagineifweremovethebarriersbetween malesandfemales,therewillbenogapsbetweenpeopleandeveryonewillbetreatedequal.Thatis whatwecandotomakeamoregenderequalitysociety. Asweknow,gender
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GenderEqualityinToday'sWorkforce
Intoday'sbusinessenvironment,womengetpaidonaverage12–30%lessthanmen.Thisaffects theirwaysoflivingandretirementoptions.Tothisday,womenstillhavelessrightswhenitcomes toworkforceinmanyAsianandEuropeancountries.Menarethepreferredgenderbecausetheyare perceivedtobesmarterInmanycountries,womenarelimitedontheamountofeducationtheycan receive.Womenarenottreatedfairlyintheworkforcebecauseitharderforthemtogetjobs,they getpaidlessthanmen,andmenarethoughttobesmarterthanwomen.
ItisverydifficultforwomentogetjobscomparedtomenMenarethepreferredchoiceof employmentoverwomeninmanysituations("Chapter4").Evenwhenthejobmightbemoresuited forafemale,menarestillpreferredinsomeplaces.Currentlytheonlycountrytonotpermitwomen todriveisSaudiArabia.Thismakesitveryhardforthosewomentogetjobs.Althoughitisharder, womenaretryingveryhardandarejoiningtheworkforceinhugenumbers.Thesewomenarethen forcedtosharethemoneytheyhaveearnedwiththeirhusbandsSaudiwomenaremakinga statementbutsayingthatawomanthatisworkingshouldgettospendwhatshehasearned ("MovementGrowsIn").Thisshowsthatwomenaremakingadifferenceandstandingupforwhat theybelieveshouldhappenintheworkforce.Although,SaudiArabiaisn'ttheonlycountrythatis startingtoallowwomento
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