Gender Assumptions In America

Gender assumptions occur in America today for both men and women. This essay will focus primarily on biases in America, since other cultures may have very different approaches. Women, although viewed by many members of society as stronger today than just 20 years ago, are still thought of as “less than” men. Today, most positions of authority and power are held by men. There are issues today, such as sexual harassment and bullying that have become more mainstream topics, both politically and socially.
Women have advanced socially and politically since the 1900’s. We have achieved many successes in the work place and on sports teams. The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championships became the most successful women’s sporting event ever. This caused incredible publicity for the sport, but also for women in sports. Even with this notoriety, women are historically paid much less than men performing the same skills. Men’s sports dominate media coverage, which some argue is the reason for their higher salaries. As we have
Most CEO’s and Executive Managers with most companies are men. Men have historically held top positions within sports organizations, such as owners, team managers and head coaches. Men are thought of as the stronger gender, rarely showing emotion. This may be learned behavior and attitudes from the family and culture they grew up in. This may also be caused by the division of labor set forth by society in which men are the “bread-winners” and women are the homemakers. This, of course, has changed in many households due to financial reasons and women’s liberation. There are now many household with two working parents, who both share household chores. This is the case with my family. My husband and I both work full-time and split the household chores, as well as taking care of our