All over the world, sexism is an extremely common occurrence. You might haveMaybe you thought that everything was solved back in 1920 when women were given the right to vote, but sadly, sexism is still a large part of society today. Women of all ages are constantly harassed or treated as inferior simply because of their gender. You can look anywhere and find a sexist law:; Saudi Arabia, China, Europe, even here in America. Schools and work are not exempt from this problem either, and many gender roles and expectations are extremely ridiculous.
School is expected to be a safe place, where kids go to learn and be supported by their teachers and peers. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the case. Let’s start with dress codes. While many dress code rules are not heavily enforced in lots of places, there are multiple stories of girls being sent …show more content…
There is a gender wage gap of 21%, which means that for every dollar that a man makes, a woman makes 79 cents. In almost every job available to assess, men get paid more than women. Not to mention In a survey done by Huffington Post, 65% of women believe that men don’t treat them as equals in the workplace. Whether it be because of their supposed ability to do their job, or for other reasons, with all of the odds stacked against women like lower pay and sexism from colleagues, it’s surprising when people claim that sexism isn’t a …show more content…
Kids are told that they can be anything they want to be but when a girl decides she wants to be a physician and enters that field when she grows up, there are going to be so many people telling her she can’t do it, not to mention the gender wage gap of 62.2%, and this needs to stop. Everyone deserves an equal
School is expected to be a safe place, where kids go to learn and be supported by their teachers and peers. Unfortunately, sometimes this is not the case. Let’s start with dress codes. While many dress code rules are not heavily enforced in lots of places, there are multiple stories of girls being sent …show more content…
There is a gender wage gap of 21%, which means that for every dollar that a man makes, a woman makes 79 cents. In almost every job available to assess, men get paid more than women. Not to mention In a survey done by Huffington Post, 65% of women believe that men don’t treat them as equals in the workplace. Whether it be because of their supposed ability to do their job, or for other reasons, with all of the odds stacked against women like lower pay and sexism from colleagues, it’s surprising when people claim that sexism isn’t a …show more content…
Kids are told that they can be anything they want to be but when a girl decides she wants to be a physician and enters that field when she grows up, there are going to be so many people telling her she can’t do it, not to mention the gender wage gap of 62.2%, and this needs to stop. Everyone deserves an equal