Speech on Male and Female Roles

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Speech on Male and Female Roles

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me to talk

about a very controversial issue today! Should men and women re-take

their natural position in society? My answer to this, is no! A

natural position? Why do we even call this sexism a ‘natural

position’ anyway? The only reason that men were seen to be superior

to women is because of their body strength. And who said brawn or

brains was best anyway? Before, women were meant to stay home, clean,

cook and bring up children. And men were supposed to work, come home

and expect their dinner on the table. Still in society today there is

a barrier between men and women, maternity and paternity leave,

divorce settlements and position in jobs, are a few examples.

Where would we be today without Marie Curie who discovered the

element radium. Which opened the door to deep changes in the way

scientists thought about matter and energy and also found cures for

many dangerous diseases. Or Hedy Lamarr who was a glamorous actress,

who then went on to invent secret Military Communication Systems and a

torpedo accuracy satellite system which played an immense part in the

victory of world war 2. Without these women and countless more, many

people would be dead, and their descendants would not be here today.

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If women were to go back to working hard in the home, there would also

be a huge loss in employees. Housework can be extremely strenuous and

depressing. It has been proven in a recent study by researchers at

the University of Glasgow that the link of depression and housework is

apparent. If a mother is depressed then they will not take good care

of their children. Also now women are given the equal chance in

education, so therefore raising the standards of work in the country.

Men should also not be forgotten. They may have been in charge of the

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