Studies say that more than half of all American women—54%—have experienced “unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances” at some point in their lives. Thirty percent of women have endured such behaviour from male colleagues and 25% identified men with sway over their careers as the culprits. Why is the society treating men and women differently? There are double standards in most society when it comes to the way the men and women are supposed to behave. Men are more “important” than women and Though it is common practice for both genders to drive, a female driver is treated very cautiously as if she’s an accident waiting to happen also It is very commonplace to see men smoking, But if a woman is seen doing either of those things – God forbid! I personally think that society should
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In other words, women need to work an extra 40 days a year to make as much as men. Women worldwide make 77% the amount paid to men, according to a report from the United Nation's International Labor Organization. Women face harassment all the time especially between the ages of 15 - 44 are at a greater risk of experiencing rape or domestic violence than cancer, car accidents, war according to the World Bank. And as much as 70% of women worldwide experience violence during their life, the U.N. said. We see it on the news all the time about rape and harassment and people don’t do much about it because most of the time the girl gets blamed because she “asked for it in the way she dressed”. So what if a girl wears tight clothes or shows off her body in shorts and crop tops? Instead of telling girls to cover up, how about you tell guys to look away and keep their hands to themselves. It’s heart breaking to know that women get paid less than men. Did you know that in 2016, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 80 percent of what men
In other words, women need to work an extra 40 days a year to make as much as men. Women worldwide make 77% the amount paid to men, according to a report from the United Nation's International Labor Organization. Women face harassment all the time especially between the ages of 15 - 44 are at a greater risk of experiencing rape or domestic violence than cancer, car accidents, war according to the World Bank. And as much as 70% of women worldwide experience violence during their life, the U.N. said. We see it on the news all the time about rape and harassment and people don’t do much about it because most of the time the girl gets blamed because she “asked for it in the way she dressed”. So what if a girl wears tight clothes or shows off her body in shorts and crop tops? Instead of telling girls to cover up, how about you tell guys to look away and keep their hands to themselves. It’s heart breaking to know that women get paid less than men. Did you know that in 2016, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 80 percent of what men