An examination of gender inequality in the United States reveals some telling reminders that our nation is not as equitable as it could be. Though gender inequality has come a long way in the twentieth century, it is apparent that there is still a long way to go. While females have made progress and nearly […]
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People’s behavior is based on their experience, surroundings, friends and how they are socialized by their parents. The toys that the children can play with can be put in different roles. When children are given a tool, they think they are mechanics. A shed truck or Hot Wheels would only be used in construction or […]
The socialization of little boys and little girls in Western society inevitably results in a perpetuation of the status quo of gender inequality. Walk through any toy section of any store in any give Western society, and you will understand what is meant by this. The socialization of boys and girls into men and women […]
The battle of the sexes. We have all heard the term and know that it represents the war for equality between women and men. Most of us assume that women have won the battle as we go about our daily lives here in America. But, have women really won this war? Do women have […]
COMMENTARY | The thing that prevented “The Iron Lady” from being a great biop was the device of depicting Lady Margaret Thatcher as a doddering old lady carrying on conversations with her dead husband, Denis. There was far too much of that sort of thing and not enough of the fiery prime minister, shaking Great […]
Salman Rushdie’s Shame would seem to promote female activism toward gender equality in Pakistan if only through interpretation of Sufiya’s violence against male oppressors. When one considers the methods which Rushdie pushes readers to understand women within Pakistan, Shame more clearly promotes a Western perspective of hopelessly oppressed Pakistani women. As Rushdie gives readers an […]
In the article An Ambivalent Alliance: Hostile and Benevolent Sexism as Complementary Justifications for Gender Inequality, Peter Glick and Susan T. Fiske stated that polar characterizations of women still exist in today’s society. Hostile sexism (antagonistic views) are aimed towards women who challenge the power men have (i.e. through seduction, feminist ideology, ambition). Benevolent sexism […]
Traditionally, Latin American society was one that was dominated by males. Based on the system of patriarchal power, men are destined to exercise all power over women. Women were generally thought to be weak, delicate and in constant need of male guardianship. Women meant to live their lives in an entirely domestic sphere, separated from […]