In 2016, the United States ranked 45th in the gender equality ranking of countries. As a feminist and progressive nation, this fact is hard to believe, or even comprehend, yet it is true. Women in the workplace are viewed as inferior to men, and therefore less likely to achieve higher job titles. Further bothersome, in the circumstance of both a man and woman in the same position in the same company, the man is typically paid a higher wage or salary. While the U.S. stand ahead of several other countries on the gender equality ranking list, our country must strive to increase equality among all citizens and additionally should offer assistance to other severely oppressed countries to minimize the overall gender equality gap. The main point
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Over a half century ago, women were primarily housewives who cooked, cleaned, and stayed home while their husbands were the “breadwinners”; jumping forward into the new millennium, women are seen raising their kids while pursuing a career. Despite the progress, the truth is that modern society continues to embrace expectations for how men and women should behave, act, and interact at home and in the workplace. Although the US today may be more accepting and open than in past generations, there still are expected norms of behavior for women and men in our society. In Gretel Ehrlich’s piece “About Men” she argues that society places a stereotype on the supposed “manly, tough” cowboy. She states that, “Such ideas [of man’s value based on their physical courage] have perverted manliness into a self-absorbed race for cheap thrills” (Ehrlich). Society most definitely judges a “book by its cover” although stereotypes are not always true, which is the message Ehrlich is trying to communicate from her piece of …show more content…
In a society like today’s, women are supposed to have money, a stable job, look beautiful, be fit, and have a good husband/boyfriend. Any women that falls out of those realms is not anything special. With social media the way it is, women may feel fat shamed and judged constantly. Also, in the article “Rape Culture,” “rape culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused by the media and popular culture.” Some women in the US fear rape, because it does exist and it causes women to feel weak and scared. It is unfair for women to live with these standards and with the fear of being touched a certain way, and this must be
Over a half century ago, women were primarily housewives who cooked, cleaned, and stayed home while their husbands were the “breadwinners”; jumping forward into the new millennium, women are seen raising their kids while pursuing a career. Despite the progress, the truth is that modern society continues to embrace expectations for how men and women should behave, act, and interact at home and in the workplace. Although the US today may be more accepting and open than in past generations, there still are expected norms of behavior for women and men in our society. In Gretel Ehrlich’s piece “About Men” she argues that society places a stereotype on the supposed “manly, tough” cowboy. She states that, “Such ideas [of man’s value based on their physical courage] have perverted manliness into a self-absorbed race for cheap thrills” (Ehrlich). Society most definitely judges a “book by its cover” although stereotypes are not always true, which is the message Ehrlich is trying to communicate from her piece of …show more content…
In a society like today’s, women are supposed to have money, a stable job, look beautiful, be fit, and have a good husband/boyfriend. Any women that falls out of those realms is not anything special. With social media the way it is, women may feel fat shamed and judged constantly. Also, in the article “Rape Culture,” “rape culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused by the media and popular culture.” Some women in the US fear rape, because it does exist and it causes women to feel weak and scared. It is unfair for women to live with these standards and with the fear of being touched a certain way, and this must be