Gender Investigation "Gender inequalities exist" 1. Adult literacy rate As the first indicator of gender inequalities to prove that it is present throughout the world I chose adult literacy rate. In developing countries women have less chance to get basic education as men‚ so this indicator clearly shows the differences between genders. As we can see on the graph‚ where adult literacy rate of women(Graph1) and men (Graph2) are compared to the income per person of the country‚ the biggest inequalities
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Gender inequality; a problem of the past and today “We’ve begun to raise our daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like daughters.” (Steinem). From as long as history goes to present day‚ gender inequality is known as a global issue. The inequality is part of the daily person’s life. From the work place to your own home it’s an existing problem that needs to be taken care of. Gender equality is what many people strive for‚ but yet has not been achieved. It isn’t
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ABSTRACT The disparity between genders is an issue that has been discussed thoroughly and at great lengths all around the world. For the longest time‚ women‚ whom society perceives as the weaker sex‚ have been struggling to be recognized and be given the same rights that have been accorded to men. Over the years‚ these attempts have been rewarded and women are now enjoying their emancipation. This is especially true when it comes to education. However‚ average or less fortunate families in some
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According to Maguire (1995:1)‚ “The inequality between the sexes is one of the most intractable features of human culture.”Frankly‚ it is undeniable that gender inequality exists in every part of the world. Macionis (2006:252) also admits that “In most aspects‚ men are still in charge.” Nowadays‚ women keep on fighting for their right‚ urging for equal opportunity and fair treatment. Gender stratification‚ which is the unequal distribution of wealth‚ power‚ and privilege between men and women‚ seems
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Gender inequality has been an issue since the longest time. Women seem to be more affected than men‚ by this problem. I would like to focus on gender inequality and how females affected by it. Throughout history women have been discriminated‚ in many ways. They were not allowed to vote. They had very little independence. They were even considered inferior‚ human beings‚ with less strength and inferior brains. People tend to confuse sex and gender. Based on the dictionary the word sex means the male
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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 in Southern Africa This semester we have studied Namibia and Botswana through different analytical lenses such as colonialism‚ gender‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ and religion. All of the information we studied was used to thoroughly understand the history of this country and all the events that happened that led to each country’s independence. Out of all the information we learned‚ gender is what interested me the most. For my final essay‚ I want to pursue the topic of gender‚ specifically
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Is Gender Equality Still a Mirage? In today’s global society‚ it is apparent that gender inequality is still in existence in contemporary America. Helen Clark once said‚ “Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality.” Societies have come a long way when it comes to women’s rights. In Countries like Sweden‚ Finland and Norway gender equality has emerged. While‚ countries in the Middle East and Asia still need to close as much as 50% of their gender gaps. Despite
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In Sociology the word gender refers to the socio-cultural characterization of man and woman‚ the way societies make a distinction between men and women and assign them social roles. The distinction between sex and gender was introduced to deal with the general tendency to attribute women’s subordination to their anatomy. For ages it was believed that the different characteristics‚ roles and status accorded to women and men in society are determined by sex‚ that they are natural and therefore not
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Seventies marked the beginning of the Woman’s Movement and the end of the ideals we held on to‚ of what it is to be a "woman". Women were no longer like the stereotypical homemaker‚ but were instead out protesting inequality. One of the Women’s Movements primary goals was to crush gender roles in the sense that women were secondary to men. Girls are encouraged to play with dolls and playhouse type of toys while boys will often play with trucks and army
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