Sexism In America

Sexism refers to the prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of their gender. It is a fact that throughout history, men have had more power than women, and that even now, in 2016, we live in a world where, for the most part, men are still considered superior to women. There are different kinds of sexism present in our everyday lives, some forms of sexism have been embedded so deep in our brains that they’ve become normalized and go unperceived, while others are blatant but ongoing, still, the image that men are the dominant sex is alive and well, both consciously and unconsciously in the minds of men and women around the world.

Whereas in recent decades major strides toward gender equality have been made, sociologists are quick to point out that much remains to be done if inequalities in the United States are ever to be eliminated. Behind much of the inequalities seen in education, the workplace, and politics is sexism, or prejudice and discrimination because of gender. Fundamental to sexism is the assumption that men are superior to women.

American sexism has changed dramatically over the years, but it is far from perfect. Today many women in America face sexism in many areas throughout their lives; especially in workplaces. Women face sexist stereotype that holds them back from rising up as corporate ladders, especially in jobs that have a high ratio of men compared to women. Sexist comments such as “women are weak to do this kind of job” , “these are men 's jobs” and ”women are too emotional to work” often causes a woman to be cautious of how she acts, making sure she is not feminine or that she does not cause trouble or repercussions. But, that is not all sexism is doing, often times women face discrimination at workplaces especially after entering motherhood.

Hispanics are envisioned as migrant workers, cheap laborers, non-English-speaking individuals or any number of media driven portrayals, but they are much more than that and influence this nation on a bigger scale. The blending of various Hispanic identities, cultures, traditions and lifestyles makes America culturally Hispanic without many of us even realizing it. The Hispanic influence on cuisine is an enormous game-changer that has led to oodles of new recipes and restaurants to open across the nation. If you look into the music industries various artists have taken a genre of music and expanded the audience. It doesn’t stop there as various aspects of the Hispanic culture were planted here and are flourishing in different ways from the types of dances that awe an audience to the telenovelas that catch the emotional interest of many. You cannot talk about positive influence from the Hispanic culture without mentioning the hardworking trait that comes with their way of living. This influence goes beyond the fighting migrants that come here in search of a better life for them and their families. People like Sonia Sotomayor teach us that no matter who we are, where we are from, or even what our heritage is we are very much capable of achieving success. Hard work isn’t attached just to the Hispanic community, but it is an aspect of life that defines them as they have become an iconic figure of what

Starting with one extreme of this spectrum, misogyny is the hatred of women. Misogyny is fueled by society’s ideas of masculinity. The way American culture thinks the actions and thoughts of a man should be places limitations on either sex. One limitation is the sexual division of labor. The sexual division of labor is determining the job or career path based on sex. This notion believes that women should be in the private sphere of the workforce, often focusing on the reproductive part of society, while men should be in the public sphere: the productive part of society. With women in the private sphere of society, the public finds it important to keep women where they are; this establishes male supremacy. (Kosmo 12-13). Kaeleen Kosmo talked

Women first gained the right to vote on August 26, 1920 with the 19th amendment was approved, giving women full voting rights. Fortified by the constitutional victory in 1920, the handful of new women in Congress embarked on what would become a century-long journey to broaden women’s role in government. In the intervening years, the drive for more women’s rights encompassed the lives of the next generations of women. Even today, women are still fighting for their rights and stand up against prejudice. On the forefront of this movement are our women congresswomen who speak on behalf of all women. When Hillary Clinton announced her presidential candidacy, controversial questions immediately surfaced about the role of gender in politics. Through Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2008 and 2016, media is the principal propagator in showing bias and sexism.

Even when the founding fathers began to rise up, there was still a common stereotype of women being weak and powerless. Described in her letter, Abigail Adams says the truth about men back then that could be applied to the average common man today. “I desire you would Remember the Ladies, [...]. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.” (Kylene G. Beers 111). Even back then women had troubles fitting in with the tyrants that men are, there has been little change in the status quo. This means there must be a call for change, to get rid of sexism.

The article I read was You’re Sexist. And So Am I from USA Today. This article went into discussing how everyone has internalized sexism, believing in sexism in their head, whether they like to believe it or not. This is because society teaches people norms that women must follow in order for them to be respected. As we have discussed in class, this is the idea of subjectivity because all of these social codes are predetermined and that makes them very difficult to change. One example of this was in the article when it talked about how women often chose their careers around them someday becoming mothers. Women are expected to have children and then take time off from work to raise their children. No one believes that men should be expected to stay at home and raise children because it is not the societal norm. Therefore when a woman chooses a career around impending motherhood, she is falling into subjectivity.

Considering myself as a family member of the 19th century middle class; I would want to reshape aspects such as equality in the roles men and woman play. It seems as if back in theses time and even today men and woman are separated in category’s such as the men do the outside labor and woman do the inside labor. Additionally the men of this time were looked to work and the woman were looked to stay at home, cook, clean and keep a peaceful home environment. By that being said, it seems that this was the beginning of sexism in America; the separating of roles based on gender. I think reshaping the equality of roles into the family will establish a more stable home environment that will encourage independence on both the man and woman. I feel

In recent months few topics have gripped the nation quite like the idea of sexism and gender roles. While in the last few decades many strong leaders have stepped forth to reconcile the differences, American still has a long way to go. While we present ourselves as a model for other countries, doing so is unjust considering the misbalance of power, representation, perceived value and respect. While many continue to deny it, sexism is still a major problem in modern American society.

In Virginia Woolf’s speech Professions for Women, the author tackles the issue of sexism and women’s liberation. Woolf is delivering a speech at the Women’s Service League in 1931 and describes the limitations that sexism presents to women.

There are many different views and opinions on sexism throughout the contrasting societies in the world. A number of people define sexism differently in various ways. One author describes the multiple definitions and proceeds to explain her own opinion on the topic of sexism in her article Sexism: A Femme-Inist Perspective (Dahl, 2015). She includes several key concepts that support the meaning and relevance of sexism in the multiple environments. These key concepts involve sexism itself, feminism, discrimination, and stereotypical expectations of the gender. In this article, the author believes that the female gender is more biased. The researcher agrees that the female sex is more criticized. The author states that the sexist incidents “describe

From the beginning of time, sexism has always been the prominent barrier between both sexes. Men always having the upper way while women were treated less equally. According to Dictionary.com, sexism is discrimination or devaluation based on a person 's sex or gender, as in restricted job opportunities, especially such discrimination directed against women. People see this in movies, books, and even in school. Young and mature females have never been given the opportunities that men are given because they are taught this from a young age. It is so important that we teach all kids the importance of equality; that everyone should be given the same opportunity no matter their gender. Unfortunately, sexism has influenced the way girls are given their education. School is such a fragile place for girls; from the way they dress to the way they are taught. It is important that we recognize the way young females are being taught so that we can help them get the equal rights they deserve.

One reason Sexism exists in modern society os the gender wage gap. The wage gap has been happening for a while now with men and women that have the same jobs but they get paid differently for example, ” women in the United States make 78 cents for every dollar a men's median weekly full-time earning is 82.5% [for blacks and Hispanics] and it does matter if a woman eventually makes it to a C-Suire office.” (Rogers,1). Women who have the same jobs that get pay less than here male coworker is not right that 78 cents mean a lot especially in money wise, women should be pay equal to her male coworker; this right here is Sexism and this needs to stop.

Sexism is shown in the technology industry by how most women do not get paid equally as their male co-workers, if anything they get lower salaries “According to an annual salary survey of about 4,000 gaming professionals by Game Developer magazine, female animators made $26,000 less than their male counterparts in 2001" (Tasneem Raja). The different treatment women get by the low salaries they make compared to their male co-workers is sexist to them, sexism is described as "prejudice or discrimination based on sex, or the unfair treatment of people because of their sex" (Merriam-Webster).