We know that gender inequality is the particular form of social or legal status that may confer the privileges or barriers to people in the society. Based on gender, people will have different treatments in the particular situations. Indeed, there are many children who are victims of rape in the hospital as the result of gender inequality. Because of thinking rape is the ritual purpose act, men rape women and children without worrying anything. Women are more likely to accept this act because they are in the inferior groups in the society.
Since 1979, the Iran’s laws have been based on Islamic law, called Sharia. Though there are elected positions in Iran’s government, the ultimate power is held by religious leaders who ensure that all government actions are in line with their interpretation of the Quran and Sharia Law.” and it also states that, “The grim statutes [laws] that I would spend the rest of my life fighting stared back at me from the page: the value of a woman's life was half that of a man… The laws, in short, turned the clock back fourteen hundred years, to the early days of Islam's spread, the days when stoning women for adultery and chopping off the hands of thieves were considered appropriate sentences ....” Till this day women in Iran are still badly affected by these Iran
Society creates a gender hierarchy that has men on top. This hierarchy establishes men to be more superior to women; thus creating a gap between them and women. Men are given more authority and women
There is a relationship between gender socialization and gender stratification problem in the U.S. society. Gender socialization is the tendency for the boys and girls to be socialized differently such as boys are raise to accept male gender role while girls are raised to accept female gender role. Gender role are define role, behavior pattern, attitude, and personality trait set by society that each gender must display according to their gender. Gender stratification is the inequality that exist between female and male such male having higher income then female counterpart, male getting better position at jobs then female, and stereotyping female. Gender stratification usually support male more than female because of a simple fact that they are genetically different than male.
Allan Brown and Tara Mistry, “Group Work With “Mixed Membership Groups: Issues of Race and Gender”, Social Work with Groups 28, no. ¾ (2005): 133-145. This article discussed the economic status of women on the effects of gender inequality, this study that employs data to show the characteristics of a small group which represents the bigger group. This article pin point that gender discrimination in the workplace is still remains. This article is well researched that covers the topic and substantiates which making it valid.
In the wake of critical scrutiny from the polemic works of Bauman (2004), Beck (2000), and Giddens (1992), the relevance of class analysis in understanding the expression of inequalities in contemporary society has been called into question. The concept of class analysis postulates that “individuals’ interest, tastes, attitudes, and dispositions, are linked to their social economic class positions” (Eidlin, 2014, 1), and that this position in turn relegates conditions of social, cultural and political relations. The foremost criticism level at traditional disciplines of class analysis is its advocacy of the primacy of class over other forms of social structure (Wright, 2000, 115) thereby producing a rigid and inflexible framework of analysis.
Historical Aspects of Sexism Sexism, also known as gender discrimination, is prejudice based on a person’s sex or gender. It can affect any gender, but historical facts and experiences has it that women and girls are most affected by it. In fact, there are several historical facts pointing out that different countries treated their women differently. In line with Tydesley (1995), women in Ancient Egypt depended on their fathers or husbands but they had property rights and were allowed to attend court (Tydesley 1995).
“I speak not for myself but those without voice...those who have fought for their rights.. their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated,” said by Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist. Just as Yousafzai, everyone has a dream or vision intending for America succeed in variety of ways. For me, America will succeed morally as a nation if it restores the true meaning of equality in religion, workforce, and education. In America, citizens are enabled to pursue themselves to any religion they wish to, however the equality of the religions is not present. In this case, religions do not find other religions to have the same value.
Many societies have rested, historically, on assumptions of male superiority. Many societies, historically and now, can be seen as patriarchal – a system of organisation in which men are the dominant gender (2005:312).” Given that it is worth noting that usually there are diverse range of means to maintain gender inequality, it can be direct violence (rape, abuse), institutional discrimination (job segregation) as well as psychological ways (common stereotypes and sexist humour). To illustrate, in modern societies there is still presence of traditional thinking when a woman may be criticised for not being as feminine as a society expects, which leads to confusion and the adjustment of social behaviour or
The amount of money that is distributed among the population is an example, how the top one percent of the population holds the majority of the money. The Inequality of gender is the unequal treatment or the understanding of individuals based on their gender. The example for this is when a women or a man is denied a position in there job based on their gender. Another example of this would be the pay gap between men and women, while working the same job for the same amount of time.
All around the world, discrimination exists. Religion, race, sexuality, and gender are characteristics that cause unequal treatment of people. A developed country may overcome different social obstacles than a developing country, but certain issues are critical on an international scale. Women’s inequality in society is still a prevalent issue that should be addressed. John Poole’s editorial, “Where the Girls Are (And Aren’t),” discusses the discrimination of women in populous countries.
Inequitable gender norms are anchored in all aspects of human life. Traditional views that consider the man as primary breadwinner and the women as homemaker continue to dominate in many regions all around the world. Indeed, the persistence of patriarchal norms have been put forward by several authors in the last years (e.g. Hoang 2011, Duflo 2012). For instance, even though the political representation of women improved in the last two decades, their power in terms of decision making is still limited at all levels (Lodigiani and Salomone 2015). Furthermore, the likelihood to work as well as the wage level both continue to be considerably lower for women than for men (Duflo 2012).
The fact also arises that women not only suffer from lack of recognition for the work they do in households but also for their work in their jobs. Women work as much as men, if not more. When both paid and unpaid work such as household chores and caring for children are taken into consideration, women work longer hours than men—an average of 30 minutes a day longer in developed countries and 50 minutes in developing countries. This is known as second shift, where women not only work at their jobs but also come back home and complete their household chores. However their contribution remains minimum due to unequal wage pay and lack of consideration given to household chores.
Eventually explanations offered for gender inequality prompts the reply, “But hasn’t it always been like this?” Like it or not, this is a serious question that cannot be avoided. When society continued to transform through time, new problems replaces old ones, new behaviors became dominant until the accumulation of changes forced us to consider gender inequality. Even as an old problem gender inequality continues to be cultivated in today’s modern society. As controversial as the problem is, our customs and mentality keeps the issue awake in a society which is becoming less tolerant to discrimination.
America is the land of opportunities...so they say. Throughout history, gender inequalities in the United States have always been prevalent. Surprisingly, many of these inequalities are still experienced today. Out of 144 countries , the World Economic Forum ranks America 45th on their Global Gender Gap Index.
