Greek Respect For Women

Respecting Women “Mom, can I go to a sleepover?” “Mom, what did you make for supper?” These are a few common question in the 2000’s. Women are now used for more things than just bearing children like they used to be in the Greek civilization. In the 1200 BCE, women had responsibilities but was not considered the “man of the house” until later. Women were treated very poorly until a few cultures decided to move the women into the upper-class to be respected better, which made things better all around.
The Respect for Women was a Greek document written by an unknown author. “Where is it? Get it!” These words would not have been said to woman, for women are not in the same class as servants; therefore, she should not be used like one. Women are used for bearing children and are greatly respected for that. The author tried to then explain that men should watch women to see the skills they possess and then men see the “ joy when your hand is with her.” Guys do not always know who to respect so they sometimes need to be told.
The historical theme is clearly reflected in the Respect for Women by telling boys to be be considerate to women and not treat them. The concept of being nice to women is sometimes overlooked because they know where …show more content…
Countless women today are earning college degrees faster than men; therefore, there are more women in the workforce. Further, women have been gaining respect by how they compete with men within in the workforce. In the United States, there used to be no women positions; now women hold 16% of the seats in Congress and are 24% of the positions in state legislatures. Not only this, but women have also been challenging men for the presidential seat too. Recently there have been three major women that have become well known women who have built themselves up and are strong and confident role models that numerous women