Gender Inequality A Is A Man s World - 1157 Words

Gender Inequality No matter how much one argues, there is an undeniable truth is that this is a man’s world. Women are always one step behind men because society has not accepted the fact that women are just as capable. Women are generally disadvantaged or excluded regarding decision-making and access to economic and social resources. It is critical that we acknowledge that gender inequality exists and address the power imbalances, thus allowing access to opportunities, rights and obligations in all spheres of life to be no longer dependent on sex. Gender inequality, by definition, is the biased treatment between two sexes. I strongly believe that unequal treatment of women is something that should have stayed in the primitive times.†¦show more content†¦When women do decide to enter the market place, they often work in lower-paying jobs. They also have to leave work periodically because of child care responsibilities. Even though the roles of mother and wife is also vital to the well-being of society, it is often devalued and deny women access to the value public resources. The increase in gender stratification and lack of women’s participation automatically leads them to becoming the subordinate and men being the dominant in the modern society. Male dominance is something that has been culturally installed in every aspect of the modern life. â€Å"A dominant group, inevitably, has the greatest influence in determining a culture’s overall outlook – its philosophy, morality, social theory, and even its science. The dominant group, thus, legitimizes the unequal relationship and incorporates it into society’s guiding concept.† (Miller 111) Being the dominant group automatically gives the men label of the superior and women being inferior. Being labeled inferior, women are described as defective in mind or body and incapable of perform preferred activities. The dominant group often disrupt the development of subordinates and block the freedom of action and expression. According to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) on gender-based violence of women age from 15 to 49, which asks women whether and when a husband is justified in beating his wife. Most respondents said that a husband justified of be ating his