Racial Profiling Essay

This statement is certainly confrontational, is clearly blinkered and appears very Victorian in attitude. It definitely has no place in modern society where social and economic equality for all minorities is considered fundamental. The language used is itself confrontational, the use of necessary outing the author as something close to a chauvinist functionalist. The first half of the statement does not reflect the variety of lifestyles that those in the western world are fortunate enough to be born into. The multitude of life choices available mean that women are no less held back by biological differences than men; there are very few occupations where a male or female could truly be limited to the point where they can no longer fulfil their
The professional football industry is a perfect example. It is common knowledge that women cannot play football as well as men, but when looking at the amount of money ploughed into the male dominated Premier League, funding for womens football is spare change in comparison. This can be used as an analogy for the discrimination that women encounter economically. Cases emerge where companies seem to be going to extra lengths to pay women less, the glass ceiling is still rife in the workplace, and of course sexual harassment is all too common. This is all illogical, unreasonable bigotry, but if this is so, why is it still so normal in our culture? What exactly makes it so impossible for women to be considered on the same level as men?This brings up the initial statement. Undoubtedly, we are all separated by our biological differences, but not necessarily just between the sexes. All men are not stronger than all women. Of course, at Olympian level, the differences are clearer. A male sprinter at the peak of his physical ability will still run faster than his female counterpart. However, the difference at this extreme level is still only slight and cannot be helped. Genetically, men have a different role to women, being the hunter and protector, and the woman the mother and gatherer. This however, has no place in modern Britain, and surely the ability to warp these animal characteristics is what separates humans from other
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5)Paper on gender/job roles/http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1018&context=psyconferencep pers6) Study looking at the reasons why boys & girls achieve differently;Myra and David Sadker, Failing in Fairness: How America 's Schools Cheat Girls7) Just an example on viewpoints of gender roles from a modern woman.