Essay On Male Dominance

Every female has had at least one experience in her life where she has experienced some form of male dominance. Unfortunately, I have felt the brunt of male dominance more than once in my life. Male dominance in almost every aspect of life in American Society causes a lot of issues for women. I think the number one cause for the new wave of the Feminist and Women’s Rights Movement is that women are now realizing how much men dominate in the workplace, in social settings, in politics, and even in the home. I’m going to hone in on one example of a snap shot of one of the first weeks of my freshman year of college; the story that has contributed to my ever-growing passion for Women’s Rights. This boy acted out against me and my beliefs on a personal level because of his insecurities. His insecurities are similar to that of many men’s in society; the fact that they do not want to be seen as weak. I’ve never felt so talked down to in my life than when I came into contact with this guy that happens to be dating my roommate. The things that we was saying to me have been ingrained in my mind as him being flat out insecure and just plain mean. …show more content…
I think that men who are insecure have a hard time interacting with strong women that are supposed to be the gentler and passive gender. Men feel the need to overcompensate for the fact that they are insecure about themselves by making comments about women and how they are weaker than them just to build themselves up. This is a lot of boys’ ways of coping with some insecurities they might have like height, weight, or personality type. With that said, this guy that I had been in contact with most definitely struggles with the fact that he may not be as tall as his peers. For him, in the moment, it was much easier to suppress his insecurities by acting overly aggressive and insensitive using his words to overcompensate for his lack of height and other