Gender Inequality in The United States
Introduction
This paper discusses the issues of gender
inequality in the United States, the role of women in politics and business. Gender
representation in the society and violence against women will also be discussed
in this paper. Women need better wages and gender bias in income earning will
be evaluated.
Gender
Representation in the Society
The gender representation in the
society has been based on bias and misrepresentation of women and that has been
a great concern to federal and state government. Ames (1996) stated that class,
class divides people, divides women. Our class of origin affects how we live
our lives, no matter how different our class. Position may be later in life (p.159).There
is a general believe that women should be relegated to take care of kids and
home and that has been changed in recent years due to technological
advancement, occupation and gender education.
Women
Facing Human Rights Abuse
Women should be treated with
dignity and respect because they are our mothers, sisters and daughters. Fulcher
(2002) stated that violence against women is a violation of women physical and
mental dignity as well as her freedom of movement, and as such is a grave infringement
of woman human rights (p.17). For many years women have faced different abuse
that includes rape, domestic violence and sexual harassment both at home and
workplace. Edwards (2008) argued that the path to equality, violence against
women has been and continuous to be clear obstacles to women enjoyment of other
human rights in particular their rights to be treated with equality with
dignity (p.3).The impact of violence against women is enormous and that has
affected their job performance and cause emotional disturbance.
Women
in Politics and Business
There is dramatic change in women
leadership and some women leaders like Hilary Clinton and Condolence Rice have
held different political position in the United States that include New York
Senator and Secretary of State respectively. Banks and Banks (2005) stated that
on average female college graduate of any racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, ability
group still earns less than a white male with a college degree (p.142). In
business and politics, men have preferential treatment than women; men earn
more income in business and workplace.
This
kind of discrimination against women has greatly affected productivity and
economic growth. I see a woman as an intelligent being, patient and decision
maker that can change world.
Conclusion
This paper has greatly discussed the
impact of gender inequality in the United States. The role of women in politics
and business has been emphasized and the women contribution to human
development and economic growth has been enormous in recent years. The issue of
gender misrepresentation has been a concern to develop and developing countries
and government are trying their best about inclusion of women in all arms of
government.
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