Reflection On Gender Dialogues

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The gender dialogues that were presented yesterday, October 24th, were very interesting and interactive. There were a total of five panelists that stated their opinions on gender roles in society. In my opinion, the dialogue focused more on women empowerment, which I enjoyed. However, I believe there should have been more male panelists; that way, there would have been more opposing view points and different perspectives. The panelists spoke about the way women rights were being overpowered and not recognized.
Dr. Christine Concoran spoke about the way gender roles were affecting careers, for example the nursing program. Society has labelled each career either masculine or feminine; in this case, nursing was labelled as feminine. Very few …show more content…

Women were not seen as powerful, and therefore were not able to follow their dreams. Davis, dropped out of college to follow her dreams of becoming a professional writer. She found herself presenting her writing to a room full of men. The persistent college drop out was told by her father that she could grow up to be president one day. But can she really? Society believes that a woman doesn’t have what it takes to run a country successfully. Furthermore, she went on to say that no matter our gender, God has already molded our lives. God has already determined our future and we must believe in him and seek his will in all things.
Jean Hanson had a completely different perspective from the other panelists. She proclaimed that traditions determined the roles of a man and a woman. For example, in the middle east, women are sold, hidden, controlled and covered and if they did not follow these norms, they would be beaten. She expressed how blessed she was to be raised in the United States of America, because although women were undervalued, at least they were not tortured. Also, Sister Anastasia Lott stated that we must trust in God for he has already determined our life and although society plays a role, it cannot mess up what God has

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