Gender Inequity in the Home, Workplace, School and Sports

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Are men and women treated equal? You will probably answer no to this question. Have you ever been affected by gender inequity? Almost everybody have experience gender inequity in some part of their life. Rather it was at a much younger age or now. Gender inequity starts to take effect at a young age. Some people might think it’s a minor thing or do not think about it at ll. However gender inequity at a young age can sometimes break or make a person. According to dictionary.com gender inequity is the lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias towards a certain gender (“Dictionary.com”). Gender inequality can be easily mistakenly practiced. In the bible, after Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree there are signs of gender inequity. “To the woman He (God) said I will greatly increase your pain in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for you husband, and he will rule over you.” (Genesis 3:16). To me, this is stating that women should be inferior to men. Gender inequity can be seen in the home, workplace, school, and sports.

From a very early age, many people both male and female experience gender inequity. This happens right from when a baby is born. For example, what color clothes we buy for newborn babies? Majority of the time its blue for boys and pink for girls. As we get older, some people have the mindset that boys cannot wear pink and girls should wear bright colors. As children become older, boys are given toys that a boy should play with and girls are given toys that a girl should play with. This then carries on and one may feel that they cannot do certain things because they are either male or female. One of the major gender inequity that is more likely to carry...

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... I will have to try my best to treat every student equal. During my observations in the middle school, I tend to find myself going around and double checking the male students work more than I do the females. I will have to remember that the females need that extra attention also. I will engage my students in the learning process. Participation is essential to learning, and students who are actively involved learn more and are more satisfied with their education. When I get into my own classroom, I will call on each student equality. I will not focus on one group more than the other. I know this will be hard, but every day I will focus on treating everyone the same and giving everyone the same amount of attention. Today’s teachers must be educated as to the damage gender inequity can cause not only to students but also to society as a whole (Davidson).

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