Gender Inequalities Class Analysis

In the first half of our inequalities class we have focused primarily on gender inequalities and are starting to dip into racial inequality now. Some topics we 've read about and discussed include women in media, Patriarchy, gender norms, testosterone, among a variety over other topics within this subject. Before this class started I didn’t know much about inequalities at all, in ways I was pretty blind to it. After only a little over a month and reading articles, watching movies, and discussing in depth about these issues I am much more aware now and can see inequalities in my everyday life. I pay far more attention to what is going on around me and it 's very clear we live in a society with very many unfair inequalities and privileges. …show more content…
In hope to grab men 's attention and draw them to shows, a lot of movies and shows portray revealing women, strippers, aggression, and drinking. In media targeting women its all about the fashion, romance, and women chasing the love of their life. This makes it hard to grasp a clear view of the daily life of either men or women because these shows are not and should not be accurate. Media also broadcasts many more shows targeting at men since women will watch men 's shows but a man wouldn’t want to watch a "chick flick". This includes even the news, the woman news anchor tends to be wearing a low cut shirt or a tight dress to attract more male …show more content…
Men expect there wives to stay home and watch the kids, and some fathers want no part of taking care of the children at all. Women are not to be a part of the union. As Ramon told his wife "Leave that to the men, you don’t know what its like up there." Women attending meetings and speaking their voice is frowned upon even if their suggestions are helpful and true. The men working in the mine were unsatisfied with the conditions they were working in. The Mexican men and families had much less sanitation as the more privileged white men. So all the workers went on strike after a miner got seriously injured. The men were picketing until they were told they could have their jobs replaced. The women wanted to help and take over the strike but the men didn’t like this idea. Ramon 's wife stood up and suggested women be allowed to vote in this case since its about the job they would be doing. Since the women got to vote they won and took over the strike. While the men were striking the owners of the mine didn’t do much to get ride of them but they used force much quicker with the women. Running cars through the picket line, shooting, using gas, and arresting many women. The women sent to jail were denied food, beds, and formula for the