Throughout history, sexism has went from being one of the most undiscussed topic to being one of the most diverse, controversial topics in the United States. Sexism can be described as “Unfair treatment of people because of their sex; especially; unfair treatment to women.” (Merriam- Webster) This paper will explain why sexism exists, specific cases in which sexism can be seen, sexism in the government, and offer a solution to help end this problem. Through the majority of the United States background, sexism was rarely spoken of.
First of all, sexism is an unfair treatment of people because of their sex, especially an unfair treatment of women. “There are the concept of discrimination or prejudice build upon sexual which against women.” ("Sexism." Merriam-Webster). “Sexism also can be a belief that one sex is superior to or more valuable than another sex.”
Selena Pierson January 15, 2017 Period 2 Rape in America In some cases America can be on top of it and justice can be presented, but not all cases are like that, especially when it comes to the role sexism plays in rape culture. Rape Culture is an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused. Sexism is discrimination based on the sex of a person. Although, many rape cases are not prosecuted because they are hard to prove, most rape cases are dismissed as result of sexism in America.
Sexism is the prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex (Dictionary.com). Examples of this would be the pay gap between women and men, and how men get paid more for doing the same jobs as women. Some say that sexism in our country is not relevant any more, but that is not the case. Today, sexism still affects how various peopletreat each other, and how children are educated and raised. Within modern America, children are consistently put into roles and expected to stay within them; instances of this often happen within preschools, elementary schools, and even within the home.
Annotated Bibliography Burn, S. M., & Busso, J. (2005). Ambivalent sexism, scriptural literalism, and religiosity Retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.portal.lib.fit.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=c381c461-8e68-4702-94ae-ad1f009371ab%40sessionmgr4001&vid=3&hid=4204. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 29(4), 412-418. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00241.x In this article from the Psychology of Women Quarterly, the authors look into the suggestion that religiosity, "religious belief", and literal biblical interpretations are related to sexism.
Gender prejudice, also known as sexism, refers to prejudice or discrimination based on sex and/or gender, as well as conditions or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on gender. For instance, gender prejudice appears when Jem and Dill would not let Scout
The inherent sexism in American culture has caused discrimination against women. Some people do not believe that inequality between genders exists, they are wrong. In the past every achievement that women made was omitted from history books (Philosophical Feminism). Many things that women were a part of are just now being introduced to modern people, such as the fact that women did all of the calculations that made the first ever human in space possible. It is harder for women to get hired in the first place and if they get hired they are paid less for the same amount of work, and race also plays into the wage figures (Wage Gap Figures).
We are surrounded in a community where everyone is encountered by disparities of many types; for example, gender, cultural, religious, socio-economic, plus opinion. All these disparities create the main structure of our society, where one society is distinguished from another because of these disparities. These disparities amid people create our society both active and inactive. Out of all the disparities, gender inequality is still seen in less-developed countries like Syria, Pakistan, Yemen and many more; with Pakistan ranked 141 out of 142, second to last in global gender inequality according to the annual Gender Gap Index by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum. Pakistani women nevertheless face the world’s worst inequality in access to participation in political agencies, education and the imposition of social rules.
Sexism can defined as both discrimination based on gender and the societal views and stereotypes and the cultural elements that stimulate this discrimination. Sexism occurs in many different ways: both manifest and subtle, which includes degrading comments, traditional gender role stereotyping and discrimination. Sexism devours in all areas of life-sport,work,social and family. Sexism can affect any gender, but it is remarkably archieved as affecting women and girls. Sexism sets a limitation on the way a man and a woman act, and dictates the way they function as humans.
I believe the roles assigned to men and women in American society are cultural. Because of traditional gender roles men and women were expected to fulfill. For example, traditionally men worked outside the home in the workforce and women were the caretakers of the home and the children. But the traditional setup of the home has changed dramatically where work outside of the home is not just for the man. Women have successful careers and men now share the responsibility of chores around the house as well as taking care of the children.
In any age, women are classified as minority group, and they had been fighting against the society to assert their rights and equality. Especially, American women were earlier than women in other country to stand up for their social equality. At first, women were not allowed to have the right of education in the United States in the binning of 18th century. Young women and girls could not go to school, and help housekeeping with their mother. They did not have right to study how to read and write.
First, I choose racism and sexism because I think that these two problem are the most issue that we face in our society. Throughout the history, some people who are considered to be poor, which are minorities and women doesn’t receive their equally with men; to vote. There are a lot of discriminate and segregation among the African American and also the minority which are mostly immigrate. Well, blacks’ people were separated from white people. The black people couldn’t go to many places if that place is own by whites.
Significant Issues Affecting America Sexism has been a major issue in American history that continues to be a problem in the present day. It starts in schools, where the dress code is absurdly strict to prevent the male population from being distracted from their work. The school system chooses to restrict what women can wear to avoid addressing the true offenders, which are the men who allow themselves to be easily controlled by a female's physique. Additionally, the media fosters sexism further by showcasing movies and TV shows of a beautiful woman being controlled by a powerful man. As a result, young boys learn that girls are pretty objects to be dominated.
Sexism in america is alive in well in many places. Even if we are a new age society we still have draconian practices that regard women in the workplace. To signify how deep spread it is you have to look at the top and work down. Out of most american CEOs only 4% of them are women. Women in positions of power are often called loud mouthed or jarring degrading their self esteem and position.
Gender equality is a dream for millions of Americans, yet many do not know the depths of this movement that makes reality clearer. Articles like “The End of Men” will obscure the public’s opinion because of how it presents women receiving college degrees and PhDs in numbers significantly higher than men. Yet due to the various articles I have read in class I do not believe that the United States will be able to achieve gender equality in twenty to thirty years. Women’s representation in higher positions is so low that it is very difficult to pass laws and change social ideas. There are also too many obvious prejudices that have not yet been fixed even due to decades of protesting, like the Civil Rights Movement.
