Stereotypes Of Gender Equality: Fantasy Or Reality

Gender equality. Fantasy or reality. I attended a Girls and Boys talent showcase at Gilroy Glen View middle school. My stepdaughter was singing and other children were performing. I loved the idea of having an event for mixed gender, instead of, for example, Girls talent show. I believe if we teach children form very young age that genders are different, but still equal, we will have a whole different generation. I think the term, gender equality, suggests that it is only women who has problem with social equity, and makes male population not included. In this paper, I want to question why modern society is so fast to divide genders, and where is it coming from by analyzing our historical past. I expose my toddler and my stepdaughter to a lot of mixed gender event, and I always trying to communicate to them that the society must work together on issues like gender discrimination, it is not only female problem or LGBT community problem, we are all in this as a whole and must work together to solve it and work towards solution. …show more content…
Therefore, we should try to include all sexes into any conversation about men’s or women’s rights, or, should I say, human rights. We need to emphasize on the fact that wen women demanding equality, it does not mean they are men haters. Feminism is not about men hate, and we see it lately, when a lot of males identify as feminist as well. The goal is to be able to celebrate each other’s differences and personality trades as individuals, instead of shaming and picking each other apart. This event inspired me to think, what if men feel as they are a part of the feminism movement, they might have a different view on all similar movements and