Oppression Against Women

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It is no secret that in the history of not only our country The United States but, all across the world there has been oppression against women. Women are always depicted in the same manner, a wife, house keeper, mother, sexual partner, cook and maid. These depictions don’t just end at that they are also the only jobs society comfortably accepts for them plus others like, secretary, nanny, or teacher. There are also jobs known to not be so open to women employees such as, Mechanic, construction working, and firefighters. Any job that is male oriented is completely frowned upon by society for a woman to pursue or take part in. Women are told all their lives by family, media, and the government that their options are limited. They are a subservient group in the United States that has come a long way from being house wives with bare minimal rights, to hard working women with equal rights and protection. The life of a woman is now more than ever a stressful one. Women deal with things that men can’t even experience like giving birth, periods, or menopause. Not only are the biological factors bad enough, women are also degraded and stereotyped as weak and incapable of being able to hold their own. Women are put through a great deal of anguish and the world seems to be oblivious to this.

Since the early colonies men have been in complete control of everything surrounding them. Women to them were nothing more than either a wife or birth giver. Women were not allowed to have jobs, were not allowed to vote were not even allowed to have abortions. Women were not able to gather the strength and support needed to get their rights and freedoms until about 1848 where they rallied in Seneca Falls to speak and push for the Declaration of Se...

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...gh a lot in life. As a man I know sometimes it may look as if our lives come with much responsibility. As men we are told to uphold an image of fearless providers for our families. Men are deemed by society to do certain things to be a “gentlemen” and to be and overall ideal person that can one day get a woman who can bear his children and take his last name. These days’ things have changed. Women do not need a man. Most women could be struggling but are still capable of holding their own. Everyone has stress. Life wouldn’t be the same without it. Men and women are different in many ways, and stress is no different. Therefore we should all take it upon ourselves to stop stereotyping the roles of gender and begin to understand and improve one another’s way of living. “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. ” ― Roseanne Barr

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