Argumentative Essay On Women Vs Women

One of the most sensitive subjects throughout modern times has always been the differences of the two sexes. We joke about them, argue about them, debate about them, fight about them, including many empires waging war based on them. There are so many stereotypes at play on both ends of this ongoing debate: “Men are strong and women are weak,” “Men can’t cook compared to women,” “Men are the bread-winners, while women belong in the home,” and many others that mostly have become cliché by this point. Unfortunately we still do not appear to have progressed beyond these types of generalizations. Although we as Americans like to say every man, woman, and child is equal, there exists both past and current examples of work discrimination against the female sex, both here at home and abroad, that must be addressed before we can claim that gender equality has been achieved. Let’s begin by taking a look at this subject in our own country. If we are to honestly analyze our treatment of women and girls since the founding of our country Americans cannot truthfully claim immunity against gender discrimination in our own timeline. Consider that it was not until the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920 that American women gained the right to vote. Even after the amendment was implemented there was ongoing activities by …show more content…
Well change has been very slow in regards to equal out different roles, and thus pay of the sexes. As the article by McVeigh suggests “Patterns of housework have changed only slightly. More than eight out of 10 women born in 1958 said they do more laundry and ironing than their partner, while seven out of 10 women born in 1970 agreed” (McVeigh). This traditionally slow progress has filtered over into the area of equaling out the pay scale for both men and women