Gender Inequality Within The United States

Inequality between different groups of people within the United States is concerning for many sociologists and society in general. One of the main inequalities throughout the United States is gender inequality. Gender inequity is found in all past and present societies. It takes the form of patriarchy. From the patriarchal point of view, gender inequality can be traced back to biological differences in early societies (“Steven Goldberg on Patriarchy” 2006). This inequality is present in society through many different forms, including job segregation, the gender pay gap, and a great difference in women’s political representation (Joan Acker, 1989).

“The US is the largest economy in the world,” yet inequalities within it plague it. Though there are several measures of inequality, some measures of inequality that seem to be especially daunting are gender inequality and wealth inequality.

As Quindlen states, "As Americans read..." that tells us right there that she is trying to reach all Americans. As for her purpose, with her references to the treatment of Afghanistan women I am lead to believe that she is trying to bring light to an existence of an example of women inequality in America. Looking at when it was published, only a couple of months after September 11th, it was perfect timing to throw in on this topic. The possibility of a draft was a reality or at the very least many believe it was a possibility. I would have to agree with her thesis, women should also be required to register for the military draft. I have come to stand against any type of inequality, whether it be (to name a few) race, gender, age, religious

Large numbers of women have entered into the workforce as the commercial industry has taken over much of what used to be done within the household, such as the production of clothing, baking, food preparation, and the creation of candles and soaps. As women are entering into the workforce they are entering into a environment that discriminates strongly on the basis of gender, social class, race, and ethnicity (Treacy, 2015,). Jobs available to women consist of being a teacher, nurse, medical/business professional, office worker, clerk, factory worker, waitress, or a domestic worker. Despite the variety of jobs available to women, many typically still work within a factory. There is a distinct hierarchy even amongst women within the workforce, the farer your skin and the identity of being an American, the better opportunity for a better job (Treacy,

Places like the USA have shown great inequality. This can be supported by the fact of unequal job pay, racial inequality and discrimination. Despite this being faced between both genders it is mostly targeted to females. The use of unequal job pay suggests that the USA has not developed its equality, therefore, more uprising and gender wars become more common due to this. Also racial inequality between genders is also a problem in America’s society. It is proven that men earn about 20% more than women. However different coloured women earn 40% less than men. This indicates that not only gender discrimination is happening but also racism within that. This doubles the attacks against women as most women are from foreign countries which differ them in colour from other people. This difference symbolises the difference in women and men. This shows us that

Most cultures and societies through both history, and today have viewed women as "the weaker sex”. Often they labeled unfit to perform many jobs outside of child bearing and domestic chores, even considered less intelligent than men are. In the past, this attitude translated into fewer jobs for women, below average pay, and poor working conditions.

The concept of gender inequality has changed drastically throughout American history. Women have faced an up-hill battle to have their voices heard, their written and artist works reflecting the struggle that they faced. It was once perceived that a woman’s role was solely to be a wife and mother as well as a good Christian, their path to salvation bound to serving their husbands faithfully. Women were men’s property to do as they wish, having little outlet to express themselves.

I believe Patriarchy best explains the gender pay gap for many reasons.First of all when people think of a Patriarchal society, they think of the extreme tradition of women not allowed to work,vote,etc.Today Patriarchy does exist but its often manifests in casual ways that tend to go unnoticed by the majority of the population. But quiet enough to cause gender pay gap.

For many years now, women have had to fight for their right to be considered equal human beings in a state of law. Although the Women’s Suffrage movement did incredible things for the female race, did it solve all of America’s gender inequality issues? On a legal stance, yes, but in an everyday practice of social norms, there is still work to be done.

We all have fears but we can’t become a whole person if we don’t allow ourselves to express our struggles. It’s the certain incidents that we have encountered in the lives that make us who are today. On page 42, Andre Lorde (2007) discusses how minorities have had the opportunities of both being “invisible and visible” but yet, still receive so much hate from society. She also discusses how women of color “are not meant to survive” which I thought was very interesting because this world is made of both women and men. There are so many successful women that exist on this earth and if it wasn’t for them, little girls wouldn’t have the opportunity to see women in power and see themselves through them. Although hundreds of years have past where

Gender inequality has been a problem in the U.S. and in the world. As it has gotten better with the inequality between male and female, there is still a problem. Women get paid less than men. The title of men and females in the work force is also different. Many men can work feminine called jobs, but women can’t work the masculine jobs. I learned about these in my readings.

While some human development theorists contend that gender inequality is not seen as an area of concern in developing countries due to the improvement of rights, on the other hand some human development theorists contradict these statements as women are still beaten and killed in the third world countries, like Afghanistan, and women in the first world countries, like America, still fight for gender equality today.

A widening income gap and less opportunity both prove that Gender inequality still exists in America.

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice”, these are the first words of our Constitution that have built the foundation of this country. But our country has also created a major hypocrisy when it comes to the civil rights of the American people. As society advances, the one and only repeated mistake that keeps recurring is not realizing when a mistake has been made until someone becomes victimized or loses their life to advocate for the change. Currently, America faces the issue of gender equality in the work force. The opinions of many state that America has bigger fish to fry and this is not one of them. But it is unfortunately, and in order to find out why, it first must be understood

The textile industry is an immediate topic of discussion when examining female working conditions globally. Today, with 1.3 billion women employed, females constitute 52% of the participation in the workforce (Source #2). Despite their large participation and slow move towards occupation acceptance in the developed world, women still face many trials that stem from gender-based discrimination, especially within developing countries. The textile and garment industry constitutes most likely the largest sector of manufacturing and profit production for many countries and therefore will be the concentration of this paper to represent the working conditions for the majority of people (WIEGO). Since females comprise 85% of the global garment industry, their gender role is relevant in all processes (SOMO, 2011). This paper seeks to explain general workforce issues for women globally, including specific Latin American country examples, what should be done to improve working conditions, and what is currently being done.