What Is The Oppression Of Women

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I am researching the oppression of woman and how it has changed over the years. I am researching this topic because oppression is something that people will always have to deal with, whether it is directly or indirectly. Women have always been oppressed from just being considered caretakers and children bears to today’s time where a woman does not make as much as a man does for doing the same job. The topic should interest my readers because oppression is something that people still face today. Oppression is everywhere and people should be aware of it.
For century’s woman were expected to stay at home and take care of the children and the house while the men go out and provide for the family. Nowadays according to Christine Thomas, woman not

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