The Rules of Gender: A Discussion on Women’s roles in Modern Society

Women constitute over half of the global population today. Their contributions socially, economically, culturally, and politically are great yet, their efforts have been recognized at a much lower proportion than those of men. Over the past thirty years, the legal status of the woman has undoubtedly improved but effective equality is far from being realty. Woman are still marginalized in political and public positions, paid less for work of equal value, find themselves victims of …

…male counterparts. On a broader level, because socialization in America is not free from sex or race bias, we continue to wrestle with stereotypes about women, including stereotypes about what kind of work is appropriate for women and the importance of their jobs. In addition, our country has not made the same choices available to everyone, so it is much harder for those at the bottom of the economic scale to get ahead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**