With a Queen as the head of the Monarchy of England, Quentin Bryce as Governor General for Australia and Julia Gillard as elected Prime Minister for Australia; it is an easy assumption that gender inequality in Australia is dead and buried. Wrong. That assumption would be like saying that that because Barack Obama is the elected president of America, racism no longer exists on its soil. Racism and Gender inequality follow extremely similar lines however the line of gender inequality is not always clear. In fact “students are more willing to accept the reality of racism, heterosexism, and class inequality than sexism” (Copp and Kleinman 2008) . In light of the Royal Wedding a few weeks ago this event and the overwhelming interest from the general public proves that socialisation of gender inequality is still alive and well. The Royal Wedding included socialised stereotypes; girl meets her prince charming, commoner marrying into money, a breathtakingly beautiful Bride, girl becomes a Princess and many more. Two billion people around the world watched this extremely lavish affair. American’s, in large numbers, were amongst the two billion watching across the world however aren’t a part of the monarchy. So what’s the connection? The public have been socialised to want their fairy tale life and happy ending. If we look closely at the Royal Wedding Princess Catherine’s happy ending includes the following; obeying her husband (even though this word was omitted from the vows, who is she kidding?), living off Prince William’s “families” money, reproducing another heir to the throne and remaining beautiful always. It is true society has come a long way in fighting the battle of gender inequality however it is still present i...
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National data gives us an indication of the severity of this issue. When 1 in 5-woman report being victims of severe physical violence (NISVS, 2010), we must ask ourselves if enough is being done to prevent this from occurring. From a historical point, there has always almost been a distinction from men on woman violence. Based on the disparity of cases reported, male inflicted violence on females is much higher and prevalent. When the perpetrators of DV, and IPV are predominately males, we can no longer dismissed this issue as a cultural, or
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Over the last two decades the Australian population has faced a number of economic instabilities that has seen the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ increase. To determine who the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ are an in-depth investigation will be performed examining the circumstances under which the gap can be manipulated. The economic wellbeing of individuals is largely determined by their command over economic resources (ABS, 2009). The wellbeing of individuals who are classified as ‘haves’ are usually people who are asset rich, contain bonds, shares and are fairly affluent. The wellbeing of individuals who are classified as ‘have nots’ are usually the working poor, who have little assets and little investments i.e. bonds. These individuals are usually middle income earners which are categorised as being in relative poverty. Relative poverty as defined by L. Kirkwood, I. Searle, T. Cronk, D. Cave and J. Swiericzuk as the situation of people whose income and lifestyle has fallen below, by more than a certain degree, the average income and lifestyle enjoyed by the rest of society.
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Feminism, the theory of the social, political and economic equality of the sexes, is a topic today either accepted by many or rejected in a newer version (Mainstream post-feminism). Whether a feminist or not, looking at the number of women involved in Canadian politics it is obvious that equality has not reached this work field, where Canada ranks 63rd in terms of female politicians in the world. Many barriers are stopping women from participating in politics, even in 2016. From having self-doubt in the skills needed in politics, to a culture portraying the “traditional” role of woman as the housewife, Canadian women need to be shown that in today’s society these barriers can be overcome and they can make a difference in their communities as
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For the past century, the United States of America has made countless advancements in technology, medicine, and many other fronts. As a society, it has advanced at an incredible rate, becoming a major world power in an incredibly short period of time. The biggest barriers that America is working on are currently taking place within its own borders; civil rights and the battle for equality have men and women of every race up and arms. Specifically, the fight against sexism is the most modern struggle in America. Discrimination against women is harmful to both men and women; it holds women back into a useless position and forces men to take the brunt of the work. Men are expected to work, but women are almost expected not to, and instead "be nothing more than dangling, decorative ornaments--non-thinking and virtually non-functional” (Chisholm 4). There is progress to be made in the American society in its attitude and treatment of women. Gender inequality continues to be a social problem in the business, family, and personal lives of women.
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It follows, then that women were and still are underestimated in terms of leadership. According to Webster’s dictionary, “feminism” is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. As the strong and independent character Nanny Flowers puts it, “you may be the boss out there, but I’m the boss in this kitchen” (Whale Rider, 2002). In making this comment, Nanny Flowers confronts Koro, the Chief of the community as well as her stubborn and traditional husband. She does so by asserting her role as an authoritative and independent woman, despite his sexist demand to clean up his spilt coffee. Just like her grandmother, Paikea, shows she doesn’t belong to any sweeping generalizations regarding women. Women know they are discriminated against and are inferior to men, but Paik...
It is only recently that sociology has begun to explore the topic of gender. Before this, inequalities within society were based primarily on factors such as social class and status. This paper will discuss gender itself: what makes us who we are and how we are represented. It will also explore discrimination towards women throughout history, focusing mainly on women and the right to vote, inequalities between males and females in the work place and how gender is represented in the media.
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and wages. It will also tackle what is being done to solve this problem and what