Gender Inequality In Fairy Tales

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A long time ago in a land far away there in a castle lived a princess who was in desperate need to be rescued by a prince; this is the basic plot to most classic fairy tales. As if these princesses are incapable of rescuing themselves or even being rescued by fellow women. From the moment a person is born, they begin absorbing information around them. Much of this information that is processed by people, mainly through media such as these fairy tales, represents women as incapable of being powerful. This is a perpetuation of the idea that is held by modern society; men are powerful and women are lacking in power. In reality, women hold just as much power as men do, but society and systems within it hold women back from achieving power.
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