Woman today earn an average of 82.2 percent of what men earn ("Women’s Earnings”). There are many sociological issues, such as gender roles and race that have led to this clear distinction in pay. Although it has shrunken in the past years, it will still take many more years until women and men are paid the same. The fight for women to be completely equal in every aspect is a very difficult fight, and it will be won. Race plays a large role in the wage gap. Race is “a socially defined category based on real or perceived biological differences between groups of people” (Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein, 217). Economic status varies across races and between men and women in those races. The gap between Asian men and Asian woman is the largest.
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Woman are more likely to be the primary one taking care of the children if her and her husband get a divorce (Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein, 252). It would be extremely difficult for anyone to support their children on their own; however, with women making less, it becomes that much more difficult for the mother to reasonably support her children and herself. This leads to the term feminization of poverty, “the economic trend that women are more likely than men to live in poverty” (Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein, 255). No one should be punished due to their biological makeup. The difficulty of raising a child is already difficult, it should not be made more difficult just because a person is a woman and definitely shouldn’t force them into …show more content…
Women were, and to this day, largely excepted to take care take care of all domestics in a household – including childcare. They were excepted to play a second-class role to men. It wasn’t till fairly recent that the feminist theory began to develop. The feminist theory discovers the inequities that gender plays in a society (Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein, 27). Feminism has been scrutinized by many, but they only strive for one goal – to be seen as equals to men. If someone is against the feminist movement, then they are expressing that they do believe that women are inferior to
Woman are more likely to be the primary one taking care of the children if her and her husband get a divorce (Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein, 252). It would be extremely difficult for anyone to support their children on their own; however, with women making less, it becomes that much more difficult for the mother to reasonably support her children and herself. This leads to the term feminization of poverty, “the economic trend that women are more likely than men to live in poverty” (Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein, 255). No one should be punished due to their biological makeup. The difficulty of raising a child is already difficult, it should not be made more difficult just because a person is a woman and definitely shouldn’t force them into …show more content…
Women were, and to this day, largely excepted to take care take care of all domestics in a household – including childcare. They were excepted to play a second-class role to men. It wasn’t till fairly recent that the feminist theory began to develop. The feminist theory discovers the inequities that gender plays in a society (Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein, 27). Feminism has been scrutinized by many, but they only strive for one goal – to be seen as equals to men. If someone is against the feminist movement, then they are expressing that they do believe that women are inferior to