Gender Inequality: Discrimination and Exclusion

Bianca Musetti
Mrs. Lupu Page 1 Page 1
AICE General Paper 8004 Period 2
September 9th 2013 Ever since the creation of Humanity, Gender Inequality has been a major part of history, which is still continuing. It has been affecting women, girls, men, and boys with the experiences of discrimination and exclusion. Stereotypes are the main reason why people are so bias. There not wrong, Gender stratification refers to the ranking of the sexes in such a way that women are unequal in power, resources, prestige, or presumed worth. Gender Inequality has an outcome of how women and men are tied to the economic structure of the society. Knowing that Women make 77 cents to every dollar men make. That means if a man made 24,000 dollars a year, women would only make 16,800. (Harvard.edu; Mary Brinton). That was proven in 2010. Also, Patriarchy is a form of social organizations in which men are dominant but only 105 males live to birth for each 100 female birth, causing fetuses to spontaneously be aborted. As a woman, this leads our minds into conclusion that we are not wanted in this world just because of our sex. Contribution of men to housework and childcare has grown over the past 25 years. Women focus on lower paying jobs as an effect to be discriminated from any powerful position. Also they put more hours into household activities more than men. Gender Inequality has summed up to one of the World’s biggest conflicts. People Musetti Page 2 need to let go of the Inequality stereotypes and recognize the contributions that each individual, female and male can make to the workplaces and relationships. It is unrealistic to expect gender equality if workplaces demand that women be available all the time. If you were black and a girl, you would be treated so wrong just because of whom you are. That is not fair. Woman getting paid less, mainly leads unequal rights. Women enter the labor market later then men and often have to leave periodically because of childcare responsibilities that are not taken care of with men. If we do the same job, we deserve the same money. Men are known as the “powerful, strong” people who can accomplish anything. I believe that we should make everyone equal. The outcome of lives has been meaningless to everyone but you see it affects everyone has a whole. Gender inequality has not just taken over the world but also our minds. It has made a large impact on women, speaking from my perspective. Men had so much power over us, which leads to non-equal rights. One day this nation will come to its senses and realize that both men and Women are has important as each other and that equality shall surpass all negativity. Even with my bias opinion, no one will ever believe that men were lesser than women. Gender Inequality will always stay as gender inequality because people, women or men have experienced the failure of something for being who you are. There is no unseeing things or unbelieving things. This is the end of the beginning.