Sexism In The Modern Century

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I think I would pick the myth of gender to become my topic of this assignment. I think this topic is very interesting because I think some people still have a basis on sexism in the modern century. Some people believe that men are better than the women because they are strong and they have a responsibility to protect their families. In the older traditional value, women should not take the same positions of jobs as men and they should stay at home to do housework and take care their children. I think both of men and women have the equal opportunity to do everything. Before I write this essay, I can do research about the conditions during World War II and the background of Women Revolution. Next step, I can find the background story of the famous

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