Gender Inequality In The Renaissance Era

Historically, seen throughout of the rise of humanity, gender inequality, created through the use gender social classes, has always played a huge part of social construction. In our society, we have a culture that teaches men to be masculine and, through that, dominating in terms of relations with other genders, most importantly female. This has lead to our social structure with men in dominance and women as the oppressed. This structure is often related directly to American culture and it’s high focus on dominance, yet, if viewed historically, the social structures of categorizing women as lesser then men can be seen throughout history, even in civilizations at their proclaimed apex. If one looked back and viewed the Renaissance period in Europe in terms of gender equality, the similarities between the gender structures in the United States and Europe during the Renaissance era.
In what is known as the birth of the modern era, the Renaissance created a huge quantity of the social structures in which are still to day used in the Western World, including the beginning to what we know today as modern day gender roles. Much like we do in the United States, men we’re expected to be overly charge of the family, finances, and

European men of the era, much like how early American men lived, were allowed to live life under no further restriction that basic laws and compliances. The men always served as the head of the household and were expected financially support the family. Men were also the only ones allowed to vote for political ballots, as women were denied access. Even the men of rock bottom social classes had more rights and freedom then a woman at any social level. No matter the social class, Renaissance men always had more power then women. This social structure is very similar to the pass gender structure in which is held in the United States, which is known for its favoritism towards the males of