Abstract
Gender roles developed from predetermined notions on women. To understand gender roles one has to study their roots. Gender roles change from region to region as they do with time period to time period. Many of this has to do with the legal rights a women had in a certain area as well as the religion she and her husband were members of. The area in which they were located at also had much to do with their treatment because of social norms and because of how the terrain was. In places where it was not the norm for women to leave the home without some kind of head coverings, the people in that area adopted head coverings. In area where the terrain was harsh and could not be tended to by one person women were allowed to participate in agriculture.
The elimination of gender roles is a topic that is becoming more and more relevant in today 's society. Throughout the decades gender roles have changed extensively. In history, gender roles change during a time of crisis. This is seen particularly in times of wars. In the 1700s, during the …show more content…
Hindu and Muslim males found the idea of purdah appealing, this lead to the seclusion of women in the homes. Hindu males stated that this was to keep wandering foreign male eyes from their wives and daughters. Indian women began to cover their heads with scarves during the Gupta era, this would later evolve into the hijab, burka, and niqab. This was all in the name of protecting a woman’s virtue. (Duiker, 2004, p.247) Islamic women could not ask for a divorce not be in contact with males outside of their family. Christianity was about spiritual equality. Women were the ones to preach to other members of their village and had a hand with spreading the religion across the globe. In Christianity women could hold a place power unlike the other prominent world religions (GTY, 2002). Women were known as teachers and abbess’ that would help educate
Gender roles developed from predetermined notions on women. To understand gender roles one has to study their roots. Gender roles change from region to region as they do with time period to time period. Many of this has to do with the legal rights a women had in a certain area as well as the religion she and her husband were members of. The area in which they were located at also had much to do with their treatment because of social norms and because of how the terrain was. In places where it was not the norm for women to leave the home without some kind of head coverings, the people in that area adopted head coverings. In area where the terrain was harsh and could not be tended to by one person women were allowed to participate in agriculture.
The elimination of gender roles is a topic that is becoming more and more relevant in today 's society. Throughout the decades gender roles have changed extensively. In history, gender roles change during a time of crisis. This is seen particularly in times of wars. In the 1700s, during the …show more content…
Hindu and Muslim males found the idea of purdah appealing, this lead to the seclusion of women in the homes. Hindu males stated that this was to keep wandering foreign male eyes from their wives and daughters. Indian women began to cover their heads with scarves during the Gupta era, this would later evolve into the hijab, burka, and niqab. This was all in the name of protecting a woman’s virtue. (Duiker, 2004, p.247) Islamic women could not ask for a divorce not be in contact with males outside of their family. Christianity was about spiritual equality. Women were the ones to preach to other members of their village and had a hand with spreading the religion across the globe. In Christianity women could hold a place power unlike the other prominent world religions (GTY, 2002). Women were known as teachers and abbess’ that would help educate