As time has evolved along with the people living on this Earth, the mind has changed and adapted to new standards and social norms. Culture has warped what is seen as socially acceptable, and through religion, economy, and politics our nation has learned to change and adapt. Still, there are nations all over the world not providing for their citizens and especially the women of this world. Because these women are not being treated equally, more needs to be done for the protection of women’s rights. In history women did not work the same jobs as men, even during past time periods women were more commonly found staying home rather than working the jobs men occupied. However, as of 2010 “in the workforce 40 percent worked in management, professional,
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When looking at women holding the same occupations as men, “the gender gap for men and women overall shrinks to 97 cents on the dollar.” It is when responsibility increases for women and they begin to take on roles of managers/supervisors, directors, and executives that …show more content…
Within the United States, today it is common for women to participate in the armed forces, “A News21 demographic analysis shows that 17.4 percent of post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are women.” and with the proportion of black women being more than a quarter to women, this is larger than the proportion to the U.S. population. In an interview with a woman veteran (Crystal Sandor) she pronounced, “I don’t think I’ve talked to one female veteran who goes to the VA who has had a good experience, that has been treated and received the care that they deserve,” continuing to explain that in order to be classified as disabled, and to receive the purple heart, she had to show video recording of the incident and provide photo evidence of her near death experience (Anchan). On top of this women in the armed forces have to worry about the chance of sexual assault in their workplace with 26, 000 cases reported in 2011 and 19,000 the year before. “The Department of Defense Sexual Assault and Response Office reported that of the estimated 19,000 sexual assault victims in 2010, only 14% of them reported any crime.” With so few cases being reported, the percentages only become smaller when prosecuting and convicting the men responsible; there is an estimated rate of less than one tenth of
When looking at women holding the same occupations as men, “the gender gap for men and women overall shrinks to 97 cents on the dollar.” It is when responsibility increases for women and they begin to take on roles of managers/supervisors, directors, and executives that …show more content…
Within the United States, today it is common for women to participate in the armed forces, “A News21 demographic analysis shows that 17.4 percent of post-9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are women.” and with the proportion of black women being more than a quarter to women, this is larger than the proportion to the U.S. population. In an interview with a woman veteran (Crystal Sandor) she pronounced, “I don’t think I’ve talked to one female veteran who goes to the VA who has had a good experience, that has been treated and received the care that they deserve,” continuing to explain that in order to be classified as disabled, and to receive the purple heart, she had to show video recording of the incident and provide photo evidence of her near death experience (Anchan). On top of this women in the armed forces have to worry about the chance of sexual assault in their workplace with 26, 000 cases reported in 2011 and 19,000 the year before. “The Department of Defense Sexual Assault and Response Office reported that of the estimated 19,000 sexual assault victims in 2010, only 14% of them reported any crime.” With so few cases being reported, the percentages only become smaller when prosecuting and convicting the men responsible; there is an estimated rate of less than one tenth of