Sexism And Gender

“Anything You Can do, I Can do Better”

Samorah Watkins

Kiesher University

Prof. Mark

ENC1101

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Research Paper

11/17/15

The battle of the sexes has been a fight between woman and man since the beginning of time. Sexism is prejudice, against women, on the basis of sex. Sexism can affect any gender, but is practically documented as affecting women and girls. It has been linked to stereotypes and gender role, and may include the belief that one sex or gender is in strictly superior to another. Extreme sexism may foster sexual-harassment, rape, in forms of sexual violence. Who is stronger, who does more, who is more beneficial, who can lead, or who is more capable? Sexism lives in schools, the animal world, in church, our

The status of women in Ancient Egypt depended on their fathers or husbands, but they had property rights and were allowed to attend court, including as plaintiffs. After the adoption of agriculture and sedentary culture, the concept that one gender was inferior to the other was established; most often this was imposed upon women and girls . Examples of sexism in the ancient world included written laws preventing women from participant in the political progress. Sexism may have been the impetus that fueled the witch trials between the 15th and 18th centuries. In early modern Europe and in the European colonies in North America claims were made that witches were a threat to Christendom. The misogyny of that period played a role in the persecution of these women. In Malleus Malificarum, the book which played a major role in the witch hunts and trials, the authors argue that women are more likely to practice witchcraft than men, and write

Violence against women frequently takes the form of sexual violence. Victims of such violence are often accused of promiscuity and held responsible for their fate, while infertile women are rejected by husbands, families and communities. In many countries, married women may not refuse to have sexual relations with their husbands, and often have no say in whether they use contraception. Ensuring that women have full autonomy over their bodies is the first crucial step towards achieving substantive equality between women and men. Personal issues, such as when, how and with whom they choose to have sex, and when, how and with whom they choose to have children, are at the heart of living a life in dignity. Gender has been used, at times, as a tool of discrimination against women in the political sphere. Women's suffrage was not achieved until 1893, when New Zealand was the first country to grant women the right to vote. Saudi Arabia was the most recent country, as of August 2015, to extend the right to vote to women in