Argumentative Essay On Gender Inequality

Does Gender Inequality Exist?

Discrimination involves equal pay, racism, religion, and in this case, gender. It’s the way people perceive the equality between men and women. You may ask yourself, “why is it socially acceptable for a women to wear men’s clothing, but not socially acceptable for men to wear women 's clothing?” and “why is it socially acceptable for a women to hit a man, but not socially acceptable for a man to hit a women?” These are the type of situations society have been dealing with for a lifetime. Double standards are frequently discussed and cause serious arguments nowadays; however, depending on where one is from and raised, everyone has a different view on the constant controversy. Culture has a large impact on how society treats men and women along with the school system and work place.

As I read, “Taking Women Students Seriously” by Adrienne Rich, I realized that not everyone can relate to her perspective or experiences on gender inequality. I interviewed my grandmother because she went through discrimination in the mid 90’s similar to Rich, but she was in China while Rich was in America. However, she can’t speak English so my mom translated her response for me. She focused mainly on incidents when discrimination was a big part of her life while

It opens many doors for those who are trying to make a living and without education, finding a job that financially pays well is difficult. Zhang says, “Because I didn’t go to school, I couldn’t read and working in certain settings would be tough.” Even if she could work, she would have been an inconvenient worker because of her lack of skills. She ended up working on a farm in her village harvesting crops while her husband got a job at a factory after high school that actually provided money, unlike hers. This is where equal pay comes up and as Rich says, “historically women have always had to be better than men to do half as well”