Sex segregation

The gender roles have been distinguished throughout our history as male and female, hero and damsel in distress. The females have always been the lower part of the gender equality or the one always needing saving, well this was true until the twenty-first century where women took a huge leap as how they are portrayed this has followed suit in many areas of the media today such as print, film and the internet. In today’s age or generation, we now see that it is the female characters or actors…

What is sexist language? Sexist language is verbal communication that conveys differential attitudes or behaviors with regard to the sexes (Weaver). Language that demonstrates that one sex is valued over the other through word and phrases that demean, ignore or stereotype members of either sex (Weaver). There are many forms of sexist language that people use every day and that I have experienced. People use phrases such as “how are you guys?” or using “he” to refer to a group of people, both…

I am a feminist to a certain extent and I want to advocate for females. I say I am a feminist to an extent because I am not a hard core activist, but I do believe women deserve the same rights, acknowledgment, and pay as males. I saw this quote that referred to women losing their uniqueness because we were not made to do everything a man can do, but to do what men can’t do, and it was an upsetting picture. I do not understand why there is even an inequality issue till this day because the…

On January 24th 2013, the outgoing Defense Secretary, Leon E. Panetta, stated that the ban on females in combat positions would be lifted. The opening of more combat positions to women was greeted with varied opinions and questions about how this will change America’s military. Even though some women may be able to pass the physical tests and training, females shouldn’t be allowed to fight in front line combat positions because of the culture of male to female relations and the danger to…

Showgirls have been the face of Las Vegas for a long time, but has been slowly dying throughout the years. In Jack Sheehan column “To Honor Las Vegas, Respect the Showgirl,” published on April 21st, 2013, in the Review-Journal, he explains why he thinks the face of the iconic showgirl is dying in Las Vegas. Sheehan, who has lived in Las Vegas for about four decades, wrote an opinionated piece, that needed more supporting facts. “To Honor Las Vegas, Respect the Showgirl,” was structured well, but…

women’s right has dramatically changed. Before, 1960s and 1970s women were not allowed to have premarital sex. Before 1960s, women virginity was required for marriage, while men virginity was not required. This kind of double standards gave men more power and dominance over women. After 1960s, women were more allowed to get…

Leadership is often thought of as a male-dominated characteristic, with most of history having males in charge. It’s a stereotype that men are leaders and women are followers, a stereotype in which women are still struggling to overcome. Society has come a long way since the days of servitude females were forced to endure merely fifty years ago, but the world is a long way from equalizing the grounds of men and women in obtaining positions of power. Creating this common ground doesn’t just…

The significance of this experiment is to analyze the flirting behavior throughout our college campus. In an effort to elucidate the general finding of flirting behavior among college students, we have compared two waves of data, analyzing different times and days; however, the location of the study remained the same: Game room. The first wave of data analyzed the flirting behavior of students in the game room at 10am on a Monday. The following wave demonstrated the flirting behavior of students…

Gender equality, an issue in which no one ever wins or ends on a positive note. Inequality between the sexes has existed since the beginning of civilization, and is still present to this day. However the inequality isn’t as awful as it once was years ago, yet it is still an issue that many are passionate about. As one, society has progressed in both positive and negative ways; with the fight against equality among the sexes people have gone to known to be quite passionate about the subject thus…

The results for the Implicit Association Test (IAT) Race Test was not as surprising to me as the results for the IAT Gender Test. According to the IAT Gender Test, I had a slight association of males with the word “career” and females with the word “family” compared to males with the word “family” and females with the word “career.” I had thought I would score higher on the association of females with family and males with a career. Although there was this difference, these results show that my…