“Man learns his power,” says de Beauvoir. In the same way a man learns his power, a woman learns that she is to be passive or immanent. Society teaches that proper women demonstrate these characteristics and allow the man to do all the work in order to be happy and to gain acceptance. Women who try to demonstrate the work of a man often receive negative criticism. From the time a child begins studying women’s rights in history class, s/he learns that a woman is “the other” of a man. A woman was unable to vote, be in the military, work in the factories, or perform any tasks that weren’t considerably easy. Once a man learns about historic times, he subconsciously displays this power in his daily life. In the same sense, women feel they are at a disadvantage from the start or like they need to prove they are equal. Children grow up with the sense that a man is big and strong and a woman is delicate and weak. For true equality to ever happen, substantial change in society needs to be made. We’ve already made a big step in the right direction but society’s needs to continue working to reach a balance between
“Man learns his power,” says de Beauvoir. In the same way a man learns his power, a woman learns that she is to be passive or immanent. Society teaches that proper women demonstrate these characteristics and allow the man to do all the work in order to be happy and to gain acceptance. Women who try to demonstrate the work of a man often receive negative criticism. From the time a child begins studying women’s rights in history class, s/he learns that a woman is “the other” of a man. A woman was unable to vote, be in the military, work in the factories, or perform any tasks that weren’t considerably easy. Once a man learns about historic times, he subconsciously displays this power in his daily life. In the same sense, women feel they are at a disadvantage from the start or like they need to prove they are equal. Children grow up with the sense that a man is big and strong and a woman is delicate and weak. For true equality to ever happen, substantial change in society needs to be made. We’ve already made a big step in the right direction but society’s needs to continue working to reach a balance between