Gender Inequalities: what can we do?

Topic: Inequalities

Title: Inequalities: what can we do?

Source: Hitch hiking project; Wikkipedia, personal observations; class discussions.

Relation: CC: chapters 20-22, 24, and 15. RR: chapters 6-8

Commentary:

Inequalities have been a hot topic these past couple of weeks ranging from what types there are to what we can do about them. Inequalities have been around way longer than I have been born, Therefore I feel as though a lot of my opinions have been shaped based off of what I learned or was exposed to when I was younger and as I grew up. Inequalities did not seem like that big of an issue. People say that the biggest reason why inequalities, lets say gender for example, is because we are conditioned from when we are little to have that sort of biased opinions. We are conditioned to think that girls are suppose to be the caregivers in the family, that they are suppose to be stay at home mothers for the most part and that men are suppose to be the providers this was apparent in CC chapters 15, 20-22 and 24. Women are seen as weaker/more petite than men and that they should not be doing "men" work. In other cultures women are looked at as material objects to be owned just like a house or car. Gender systems are often dichotomous and hierarchical; binary gender systems may reflect the inequalities that manifest in numerous dimensions of daily life. Gender inequalities stems from distinctions, whether empirically grounded or socially constructed. Gender inequality is a result of the persistent discrimination of one group of people based upon gender and it manifests itself differently according to race, culture, politics, country, and economic situation. It is furthermore considered a causal factor of violence against women. While gender discrimination happens to both men and women in individual situations, discrimination against women is an entrenched, global pandemic. Gender inequalities is just one of many. People say that increasing awareness about different inequalities  is the main way of decreasing inequalities and in order to do this we need to inform and teach the younger generations in hopes that they will be more understanding and aware of the subject. Yes i believe that it would help in the long run and is a good start to help future generations. But i'm curious on what we can do now to now to increase awareness in today generations?