The Importance Of Sexism In Public Schools

Many people believe sexism does not exist in society today; however, there is a multitude of evidence that supports its prominence. Sexist behavior makes women feel inferior to men when they deserve equality. According to a survey conducted by Girlguiding UK, 75% of girls’ aged 11-21 say sexism affects their confidence and future aspirations (Martinson). Discrimination against women, no matter how subtle, is observed at home, in the classroom and at the workplace. Sexism is learned very early in childhood and continues throughout a woman’s life. Many people think women’s rights have come a long way but there are many aspects that can be improved upon.

The Reader’s Companion to U.S. Women’s History stated, “Sexism is the cultural assumption that men are superior to women and deserve preference and power over them.” (Bird, 1998) However, as I did research I found that sexism is not always men being superior to women, but also women being superior to men. Of course, this is normally a feeling brought about by actions, words, and perhaps even nothing at all. I believe that sexism is most common with women being the most irate about their inferiority to men. There are cases where men feel inferior to women, but I think that in these cases men might not be as quick to speak out about their problem as women are. Some people may believe that sexism is a completely natural reaction to problems in early childhood, sexual abuse, or other sickening occurrences. But, if we wish, we could probably come up with some excuse for every unnecessary feeling that we have. Although there may be correspondence between these things and sexism, this is not necessarily the cause. We are responsible for how we react to things that happen in our lives. Sexism is something we allow to control our feelings. “The National Organization for Women was formed in 1966 by activists who wanted “an NAACP for women” that would fight against sexism and sexual discrimination in U.S. society.” (National Organization for Women, 2001) Sexism is unbiblical, unnecessary and unethical.

Every society has certain common beliefs regarding the ways each sex should behave. Sexism has always been an issue that many people overlook, simply because many think it does not actually exist. However, sexism is present in our current society today. Society considered women more tender and sympathetic and the men as competitive and not as emotional as women have. The Development of Gender Roles in Children In a society filled with gender stereotypes, children often adopt gender roles, which are not always equal to both males and females. Sexism in America is a problem, which our parents are the first ones teach us. As children move on through childhood many factors influence their views, as we are thought to play differently, have a different

For the past century technology and the media have been on a rise. From the invention of the television to the growth of social media at the touch of our fingertips, many United States residents have had access to constant communication. But, hidden under these technological advances is a history of sexism. Through idealization in the media, the ways men and women experience sexism differ, but as to where male privilege stands in its historical and continued context of dominance, sexism is defined as a form of power and prejudice against women.

When most people think of sexism, they picture men blatantly disrespecting women and women doing nothing about it. They picture a female making less money than her equally qualified male counter. They picture a man getting hired over a woman. When most people think of sexism, most people think of the obvious and easy to spot examples. Contrary to popular belief, sexism is quiet and often goes unnoticed. In a world where virtually every woman has experienced sexism in one form or another, one would think change is inevitable, yet sexism persists and is arguably growing worse in intensity. In order to put a stop to sexism, it must be handled where it starts- secondary schools. In a place where women are supposed to be learning, girls are instead

There is a long history of single-sex schooling, in which males and females attend specific classes or schools only with members of their same sex. This separation of genders may be done for educational purposes or in combination with other factors, such as social interactions that occur between male and female students. There is some support for the idea that single-sex schooling can be beneficial, especially for outcomes related to academic achievement and more positive academic aspirations (Lee, 2008). Although, there are many benefits of children attending single-sex schools, evidence shows that sex segregation can also gender stereotyping and legitimizes institutional sexism (Kennedy, 2000).

There is a odd thing about sexism that does not make enough sense as to "why do men get the say so rather women ?" or "why should women have a different role rather than men?". The thought of where sexism started seems to only come from ideas men created so women can look inferior to them. Sexism sets the behaviors and attitude towards people who are belittled and judged on the basis of their lives and it has always been more major towards women. There are many stereotypes as to why women are being discriminated in the society. This form of discrimination is practiced on the basis of sex. It is the belief that some members of one gender are less intelligent as compared to others. In most cases, it is viewed that women are less able as well as intelligent as compared to men.

Side Effects of Sexism Sexism is a delicately described word that can have multiple meanings to many different individuals. The majority of the time it is against men and women, in the workplace, benefits, and the way the opposite sexes view one another. Many workplaces have laws which are supposed to prevent sexism, but sexism is still heavily absorbed into many human-beings mind. It’s definitely hard to avoid sexism when it is everywhere.

Various studies have been conducted examining the role of gender representation in game design, game play and game experience, in which these studies commonly conclude that females are often excluded. Females make up forty-seven percent of gamers in the industry and although their presence is becoming more encouraged into the industries society, most games still continue to gender stereotype woman through the use of over-sexualising them reinforcing the gender imbalance in society. There are multitude of ways in which sexism in video games have seemed to mirror real-life sexism and the unrealistic, degrading portrayal of the female sex. This emergence of sexism is an ongoing issue in the gaming industry causing serious controversy over a period of years, with games or game series such Grand Theft Auto demonstrating how detrimental the problem is. Grand Theft Auto 5, abbreviated GTA 5, released in 2013 (in text) present woman in the games that have been previously released with virtually no role to the story nor are they needed in the game, they are merely ‘eye candy’ for the male players. With the females in the game either flirtatious, provocatively dressed or lovers of gang members. Much debate has raged about the degrading portrayal of woman in GTA 5 which implement sexism traits such as objectification, sexualisation, being under presented and suffering sexual violence.

“Did you know America ranks the lowest in education but the highest in drug use? It's nice to be number one, but we can fix that. All we need to do is start the war on education. If it's anywhere near as successful as our war on drugs, in no time we'll all be hooked on phonics” -Leighann (Lord) Leighamm Lord is a comedian, but when it comes to the education of children, she takes it very seriously and it is not so much a joke to her. Children are the future, and giving them the best education available is crucial to the future. Making decisions in the educational system would not only better the future, but the children’s future. These changes of segregating classrooms, will give the children a better working environment, to improve test scores, and academic advancements. Research shows that segregating classrooms would be a great step to a successful future; however, conflicting arguments to the negative and positive impacts of segregating classrooms to consider.