Boys Won T Be Boys Analysis

A Dangerous Experiment When people think of dangerous experiments, they usually think of experiments that take place in science classes. People don’t think of the various political experiments that are going on around the world on a daily basis. However, some of the political doings are just that: dangerous experiments. In the TIME article “Boys Won’t be Boys”, Lisa Abend discusses one such experiment that is taking place in Sweden. The Swedish government is making a tremendous push toward a society in which there is no discrimination based on gender. In other words, women and men will have equal opportunities in the work force, at home, and in many other areas, including education. However, in their push for gender equality, they are slowly erasing the role that gender plays in a society. Gender erasure is one of the many negative things that could come from a society in which gender is equal. In her article, “Boys Won’t be Boys”, Lisa Abend argues that while Sweden’s goal of gender equality may be ethical, it is also a precarious experiment in political correctness. Sweden is one of the world’s leaders when it comes to the women’s rights issue, ranking fourth out of over one hundred countries in the world when comparing the size of …show more content…
Gender isn’t an idea. It’s a fact of life. Everyone is born either male or female, and they remain so for the rest of their lives, no matter what they view their gender to be. Many of the Swedish men view the goal of gender equality not as gender equality, but as discrimination against themselves. One man, Par Strom, sees the gender-neutral pronoun and gender-neutral schools not as promoting gender equality, but as an attempt to erase the distinction between genders, particularly the male