Being A Woman In America Today

To be a woman in America today is a lot different from being a woman during the twenties or thirties. Women have come far from where they use to be, from being able to vote, having lead roles in movies, to being CEO's in large companies. In my eyes, being a woman in today’s society means being independent, going for what you want and empowerment. I think more women are breaking down the stereotypes society has today than ever before. For instance, women are more likely to attend college and there are more women who are waiting to have children so that they can peruse their careers. However that doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. The way I see it is, there is always more that can be accomplished, however, I have a lot more freedom today than my
To make things worse, they are not allowed to question it. As he put it they could get killed in his home country for questioning him. It is scary to think that their father has that much control. I know I said in the first question that my father was very controlling and abusive, but I cannot imagine being restricted as much as these women are. Unfortunately, women are not valued in his culture. Much like Bonita, on page 158, when they had their fourth daughter he was disappointed that he had “yet another girl.” For men especially, having multiple daughters seems to have this reoccurring theme of disappointment. I know my father was upset that he has two daughters and only one son. Given these circumstances, there are clearly still stereotypes that having a boy is more beneficial than having a girl which contradicts what I said about being a woman in America today. There is nothing empowering about knowing that your father would have preferred a son, or being limited by your cultural practices in a society that is making progress. But like I stated before, there is always more to be