Gender Inequality

Gender inequality has been an issue since the longest time. Women seem to be more affected than men, by this problem. I would like to focus on gender inequality and how females affected by it. Throughout history women have been discriminated, in many ways. They were not allowed to vote. They had very little independence. They were even considered inferior, human beings, with less strength and inferior brains. People tend to confuse sex and gender. Based on the dictionary the word sex means the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiate with reference to the organs and reproductive functions. Whereas gender means the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine or feminine. Gender role, is the characteristics and behaviors that cultures attribute to each of the two sexes. In certain cultures men are allowed to drive cars while woman are not. In most situations a woman crying is seen as something normal but it is rare to see a man crying. In most parts of the world women do more housework and men do the handy jobs. However there is a great gap between the two genders. Gender inequality is a serious but suppressed issue around the world that is mostly fought by women. A few great differences between genders are in profession, behaviors, even in the eyes of parents.

In the work force, men are highly favored compared to women. It is proven that a woman occupying the same position as a man will earn seventy seven percent of the man’s salary. Two people working the same job should normally earn the same amount of money, this is unacceptable. In a few countries like Saudi Arabia, women are not even allowed to work. A few decades ago, women in most societies were expected to stay at home and take of the household and her family. In some countries in Africa, girls still do not attend school; they are expected to find a husband that will take care of them. Until this day, two thirds of the world’s illiterates are female. Only