Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is an award winning novel that tells the story of the Finch family in 1930 Maycomb, Alabama. In their neighborhood there is a house at the end of their street, the Radley house. Rumor has it Mr. Arthur, also know as Boo Radley, is a monster and Scout and Jem Finch are curious to find out more. Meanwhile their white father, Atticus Finch, is defending an innocent black man, Tom Robinson, in the racist environment of the South. This book portrays many of society’s issues like police brutality and racism. Most importantly, this book, not only, shows gender stereotypes and gender inequality that has improved since the 1930’s but also gender roles that have stayed the same. Since the 1930’s gender inequality
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In the 1930’s the role of a women was to stay home with the kids and do housekeeping tasks. Scout grows up thinking that because the only motherly figure she has in her life is Calpurnia, the cook. As Scout gets older she helps out with these tasks. “Cal seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved with being a girl”( Lee, pg#) While her brother Jem is out helping their father, Scout learns how to do these house chores. She sees Cal as a role model and knows this is what she is going to do when she’s older. These gender roles are not only placed on women but also on men. In 2017 research was conducted on male nurses. Because nursing as seem as a female job, the researchers asked 205 male student nurses form three different institutions to fill out a questionnaire. The study concluded saying, “... 68% reported gender bias from the lecturers and nursing staff. This study has implications...in the nursing field caused by discrimination and social isolation that men face”(Folami). This shows that gender roles are placed on both genders. These nurses face discrimination because nursing is seen as a lack of masculinity. Society tells men they should be doing hard labor like construction. Such a recent study shows how little gender roles have change in the past 75
In the 1930’s the role of a women was to stay home with the kids and do housekeeping tasks. Scout grows up thinking that because the only motherly figure she has in her life is Calpurnia, the cook. As Scout gets older she helps out with these tasks. “Cal seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved with being a girl”( Lee, pg#) While her brother Jem is out helping their father, Scout learns how to do these house chores. She sees Cal as a role model and knows this is what she is going to do when she’s older. These gender roles are not only placed on women but also on men. In 2017 research was conducted on male nurses. Because nursing as seem as a female job, the researchers asked 205 male student nurses form three different institutions to fill out a questionnaire. The study concluded saying, “... 68% reported gender bias from the lecturers and nursing staff. This study has implications...in the nursing field caused by discrimination and social isolation that men face”(Folami). This shows that gender roles are placed on both genders. These nurses face discrimination because nursing is seen as a lack of masculinity. Society tells men they should be doing hard labor like construction. Such a recent study shows how little gender roles have change in the past 75