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    Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles as well as biologically through chromosomes‚ brain structure‚ and hormonal differences.[1] Gender systems are often dichotomous and hierarchical; gender binary systems may reflect the inequalities that manifest in numerous dimensions of daily life. Gender inequality stems from distinctions‚ whether empirically grounded or socially constructed

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    Professor Radzikowski Gender Inequalities Our society is plagued with many inequalities‚ these inequalities range from education to wealth‚ yet I believe one of the most prominent forms of inequality today is aimed towards gender. Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or negative perceptions of individuals based on their gender. As of 2012‚ the World Economic Forum ranks the United States 22nd in terms of gender equality out of 135 countries. America often employs Gender stratification causing

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    Gender Inequality To: Ken Cornwell SOCI 1010 From: Anita Schlicher Fall/2012 Paper III Gender Inequality There have been vast changes in women’s rights

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    Gender Inequality The issue of gender inequality is one which has been publicly reverberating through society for decades. The problem of inequality in employment being one of the most pressing issues today. In order to examine this situation one must try to get to the root of the problem and must understand the sociological factors that cause women to have a much more difficult time getting the same benefits‚ wages‚ and job opportunities as their male counterparts. The society in which we live

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    Gender Inequality and Sexism in the Work Place. Introduction to Sociology 201 Social Problem Despite over the past three decades of equal pay legislation‚ wage disparities continue to present at disturbingly high rates. Given the current state of the economy‚ the economic inequality significant consequences on the individual and family system are on the rise (Sun Reporter‚ 2004). Many believe and have argued that men and women are equal‚ but statistics show that inequalities are still present

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    Sara Young July 22‚ 2013 Research Paper Gender Inequality in the Workplace It is not up for debate whether women are discriminated against in the workplace it is evident in census data; in 1998 women made 73 cents to the dollar paid to men. Even today‚ there is still a pay gap that exists between women and men. It is said that the organizations that are pro-equal pay‚ including some unions‚ support the idea that the government should set wages for all jobs. To the contrary‚ the organizations

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    Gender Inequality The world that we live in today easily is argued as being a better place for woman socially as well as in the labor force. Though it is easy to view the advancement of women in the work force at face value and understand it as progress‚ the idea of women still being view as subordinate‚ even in the 21st century‚ remains as part of our social ideology. In order to begin to remedy this truth we have to admit that this notion of women being viewed as ‘less valuable’ still remains;

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    constructed practices that reinforce gender inequality. Among the most popular variations of the social constructionist theories is the gender role theory as an early form of social constructionism (Gergen‚ 1985). The focus on power and hierarchy reveals inspiration stemming from a Marxist framework‚ utilized for instance by materialist feminism‚ and Foucault’s writings on discourse. Sex is the biological differences between male and female contradicting with gender which is the culturally and socially

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    also in the business area when compared to the past. I believe that women have progressed in their status quo but to a larger extent‚ but it is true that women will never enjoy the same rights as men as in many societies‚ women have yet to achieve gender equality as men are still generally dominant. Some basic right women should receive‚ such as the right to life and liberty‚ freedom of expression‚ and equality before the law; and economic‚ social and cultural rights‚ including the right to participate

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    Gender inequality exists between men and women in many ways. In daily life‚ women are subjected to a barrage of gender discrimination from family‚ friends‚ academia‚ religious institutions‚ and the like‚ but the media serves up the strongest attack on women. Unfortunately‚ female politicians across party lines are not exempt from these vicious media attacks. As is typical of women running for political office‚ Hillary Clinton received negative one-sided coverage‚ or no coverage at all‚ as she was

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