Gender Inequality In America

Social issues are far and wide, but what are people doing about them? There are many organizations dedicated to helping solve problems that are plaguing millions of people. One such issue that impacts society the most is the economy. Inequality in economics has always been around since the beginning of money and before that. It has always been about the haves and the have nots. This is where organizations like the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) and National Woman’s Law Center (NWLC) come in and help. Approximately 3.5 million, 1.35 million of them being children, are homeless in a given year, according to the NCH. This number has been on the rise for the past few decades. These numbers and statistics are estimation because it is hard to nail down and get accurate numbers on the homeless and downtrodden. The homeless epidemic is rising and swiping through the United States, due to the economy and joblessness. Deindustrialization is one huge factor in the increase in homelessness. “Less manufacturing takes place in the United States because most jobs and plants have been transferred to other countries” (Social …show more content…
Women have been seen as less of a worker and more of a person who stays home with kids. Less educated in the past and further more less work experience. This bias is still ingrained in many people’s minds. This is most notably seen in the work force and pay gaps that are statistically shown. Woman make less than their male counterpart in every racial category, even with education and social status being the same, women make significantly less money. Social stratification a social construct that is needed because there are certain jobs that people will do because of their education level or motivation, but this does not mean that wages and earning should be different between genders. Therefore organizations have started to pop up to combat this discrimination like the