Gender Discrimination
Gender discrimination is a frequently discussed issue in today’s culture. In social media, gender roles are frequently assigned. For example, @MeninistTweet is a Twitter page that focuses on how gender roles are weighted in women's favor and support the negative gender roles of women. Also, gender norming, the practice of judging women in the workplace by less demanding standards than their male counterparts, and how women should act and be treated is a recurring source of friction in today's civilized culture. The negative effects of gender discrimination include mistreatment of women in the workplace and in academia, rape culture, and gender based assumptions about career choices.
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“Examples of rape myths are ‘only bad girls get raped’; ‘any healthy woman can resist a rapist if she really wants to’; ‘women ask for it’; ‘women 'cry rape' only when they've been jilted or have something to cover up’; ‘rapists are sex-starved, insane, or both” (Burt 217). After many cases of rape, the victim is often asked, “Well what were you wearing?” Not only does this fail to achieve justice, it damages that women’s confidence and impacts women as a whole. According to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, “17.7 million American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape” (“Who are the Victims?”). Rape culture is a derivative of discrimination of women and it causes body shaming of women and poor self image in women and young girls …show more content…
Gender discrimination against women causes major social, emotional and professional damage. Social damage is seen through a cultural setting where women are taken advantage of for the benefit of others needs or wants, emotional damage is seen through rape culture and how women are supposed to act based upon it, and professional damage is seen through mistreatment of women in the workplace or in places of academia. Gender discrimination is a serious problem in today’s culture. It has been around “since women first began to work outside the home” (Fitzgerald 1070) and is still a significant issue in today’s society. The question now is, when will gender discrimination cease to be a prominent issue in our
Gender discrimination is a frequently discussed issue in today’s culture. In social media, gender roles are frequently assigned. For example, @MeninistTweet is a Twitter page that focuses on how gender roles are weighted in women's favor and support the negative gender roles of women. Also, gender norming, the practice of judging women in the workplace by less demanding standards than their male counterparts, and how women should act and be treated is a recurring source of friction in today's civilized culture. The negative effects of gender discrimination include mistreatment of women in the workplace and in academia, rape culture, and gender based assumptions about career choices.
Among the most common forms of …show more content…
“Examples of rape myths are ‘only bad girls get raped’; ‘any healthy woman can resist a rapist if she really wants to’; ‘women ask for it’; ‘women 'cry rape' only when they've been jilted or have something to cover up’; ‘rapists are sex-starved, insane, or both” (Burt 217). After many cases of rape, the victim is often asked, “Well what were you wearing?” Not only does this fail to achieve justice, it damages that women’s confidence and impacts women as a whole. According to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, “17.7 million American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape” (“Who are the Victims?”). Rape culture is a derivative of discrimination of women and it causes body shaming of women and poor self image in women and young girls …show more content…
Gender discrimination against women causes major social, emotional and professional damage. Social damage is seen through a cultural setting where women are taken advantage of for the benefit of others needs or wants, emotional damage is seen through rape culture and how women are supposed to act based upon it, and professional damage is seen through mistreatment of women in the workplace or in places of academia. Gender discrimination is a serious problem in today’s culture. It has been around “since women first began to work outside the home” (Fitzgerald 1070) and is still a significant issue in today’s society. The question now is, when will gender discrimination cease to be a prominent issue in our