Gender Inequality

The issue of gender inequality is one which has been publicly reverberating through society for decades. The problem of inequality in employment being one of the most pressing issues today. In order to examine this situation one must try to get to the root of the problem and must understand the sociological factors that cause women to have a much more difficult time getting the same benefits, wages, and job opportunities as their male counterparts. …

…belittled boys). Another study pointed out an instance where Mark, of the Harper & Row ‘Mark and Janet' series, states: ‘Just look at her. She is just like a girl. She gives up.' Male characters said, in another story, ‘We much prefer to work with men.' This type of material on the treatment of girls would seem to have little social or educational value, and its widespread use is difficult to understand. (ibid, p.8)