Conventionally, many societies have been conformed to the perception that men are more superior to women. Through a lens of sexism the society has been impactful in painting an aura of superiority of men over women and has managed to maintain it through domination. Historically, women have always been subjected to suppression and considered as a weaker and sublime sex when compared to the men. However, there still hopes on the change of this societal perception through the introduction of a paradigm that slowly teaches individuals on the importance of gender equality and how they can slowly and successfully embrace it.
Dating back to the early 19th century hitherto, the goal of equality between men and women is slowly gaining its roots into the society. With a closer indication being the position that women are slowly occupying in various societal hierarchy that relate to the social, economical and political welfare of the society. Civil rights organizations have been seen working closely in unison with various governments and non-governmental organizations with an aim of campaigning and promoting the women …show more content…
Typically, his ideology on equality is solely based on the nature of human beings. As a matter of fact, he does not perceive women as physically capable as men, nor does he resist from declaring that women are better when it comes to other tasks such as weaving. Moreover, Plato’s focus on the two parties does not put any party ahead of another. However, through the Republic, he advocates for equal representation of both parties through same training, education and the available opportunities. As such, women who equally qualify to various positions of guardian should be given the opportunity just as their male counterparts (Martin, pg