Essay On Gender Inequality

Gender inequality? What does that simply mean? One definition could be that “Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender.” But in our society, gender inequality is much more than just a word with a definition, it 's a characteristic of our modern society and culture. During my school years I have seen and acknowledged a lot of factors supporting our gender biased society. School is one district that this is clearly representing this. When I was In 6th grade, something happened that I, at the time, didn’t know was due to sexism in school. My friend nearly got sent home from her education because she happened to be wearing a shirt that did not cover her shoulders. This was clearly a serious

As a young girl, hearing a male teacher speak so seriously about a topic so ridiculous as clothing and how it somehow represented something negative and dirty, made me really upset and somewhat

But there is a huge problem with that counter argument. The problem with this is not that there are guidelines for dress and shirts etc. We have clothing guidelines for a lot of things such as in workplaces, interviews, weddings, outdoor activities and in other events. The guidelines itself is not problematic. The problem is when these guidelines specifically target girls, based on the mentality that their bodies are sexual and therefore distracting. It tells girls, many of whom are young children, that their bodies are inherently sexual. It tells that a girl is not entitled to human decency and respect if her skin is showing. This is both an act of shaming girls and a serious act of objectification. By having a school dress code that is very much gender-biased, it tells girls that their bodies are more sexual than boys. A boy is the subject, while the girl is the object. Girls start to see their bodies through the lens of uncontrollable male desire instead of her own. This leads to another problem, which is self-objectification in girls. According to a recent report from the APA (American Psychological Association) self-objectification in women and young girls are one of the leading causes of depression, many mental health issues and eating