In pre-modern societies gender inequality can be very severe. Political leaders are male, kinship group leaders are male, and the males are often expected to publicly dominate women.
Women lack political rights, may be physically abused, and have little control over their sexual lives. The social stratification of people based on gender has long affected society, and is a much different story from culture to culture.
Luckily, we live in a modern society where this severity does not exist, and men and women are treated equally.
Or are they?
Even in affluent societies people experience a difference in rights, treatment, and opportunities based on gender. The Female Empowerment Index indicates that, even in countries with the highest equality, women are experiencing only 90% of the political participation and decision making, economic participation, and power over economic resources that men do.
The United States is 76.9%.
It's more than a glass ceiling and a glass escalator; the struggle for gender equality intersects the issues of poverty, government, and race. Countless social movements have tried to increase awareness or change laws related to gender equality, and with varying success.
What does the future hold for gender equality?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnywTk
ReplyDeleteFor future reference this is a really funny video about the differences between men and women in our culture that most people enjoy.
In my open, whoever at the moment is "at the top of the world" is going to be dominant in society. However, we have come a long way from the separation that held us back before. So, someday there may possibly be a shift in dominance.
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ReplyDeleteAlso, Pretty Girl Rock, sung by Keri Hilson, is one of my favorite songs right now. In her music video she is showing the evolution of women and some power women that had an influence in our society. Here's the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtXOVKNazYU
ReplyDeleteI think it's really cute!
There are still inequalities when it comes to the treatment of women and men. Women are still getting paid less than men even when they work the same job with the same job position and amount of hours. I find this extremely unfair and unjust. How is it possible that a man can receive a higher salary for the exact same job? There is still discrimination between men and women in America, and hopefully there will come a day where every aspect of life can be equal for all ethnicities and both genders.
ReplyDeleteI read something for my english class called Real Men Don't; Anti-Male Bias in the English Language by Eugene R. August. This article was all about all of the biases men face. I don't disagree that women are discriminated against. But if you think about all of the biases men face, it might surprise you.
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