Gender_Inequality

Gender Inequality Women Gender, and Culture In todays society most people think that gender inequality is no longer an issue. Everyone believes that since there are a few womon holding high ranking jobs, and women getting PHD's in several differnent fields that the problem is gone. Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. Blatantly sexist laws and practices are slowly being eliminated while social perceptions of "women's roles" continue to stagnate and even degrade back to traditional ideals. It is these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. In this study, I will argue that subtle and blatant sexism continues to exist throughout educational, economic, professional and legal arenas. Women who carefully follow their expected roles may never recognize sexism as an oppressive force in their life. I would argue that the social pressure women must endure if they do not conform to their expected role is unfair. The problem goes beyond social conformity and crosses into government intervention (or lack thereof). ) It is disturbing that the slow gains achieved by the women's movement are so volatile and women, society, social, women's, affirmative, action, woman, subtle, sexism, roles, right, problem, plans, men, male, last, gender, expected, equal, argue, against, acts, young, white, until, unfair, seems, role, rights, professional, perceptions, people, participate, out, opportunities, never, needed, movement, life, issue, however, help, group, government, going, goals, female, father, employment