Men Vs. Women. Who has the upper hand in American society today?

Being either a man or a woman in society today has certain advantages. Most people could identify situations where both men and women have the upper hand in various aspects of society. However, men seem to have the advantage in more aspects of life in the United States than women. Men have the upper hand over women in society in many ways. For example, men receive higher wages, get more promotions, are elected to higher …

…upper hand in most aspects of society. The media is one of the main contributors of that fact. Most of what people believe that men and women should do, or what they can become comes from the media. Until the media stops stereotyping men as strong, invincible heroes and showing women as sexy, beautiful, and emotional stay at home moms who get pleasure in cooking and cleaning, men will continue to have power over women.