Gender Inequality Essay

When talking about gender inequality there are a few terms everyone should know. First, what is a feminist? A feminist believes in the social, political, and economic equality of all the sexes, not just one. Second, what does gender inequality mean? Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment of individuals based on their gender. Gender inequality happens all over the world, not just here in the states. It is an important issue that needs to be resolved so both genders can be treated equally in society. Women are treated less than men everywhere because of the wage gap, rape accusations that are starting to be taken less seriously, and we make women feel guilty and shameful because they are born female. The wage gap is a big factor in gender

Recently there has been a new act that came out called the “Safe Campus Act”. This document is all about protecting the perpetrator from the victim accusing them. The Safe Campus Act does not allow college campus’s to get involved in sexaul assult crimes. The victim has to go to the police on their own and talk to law enforcement officials. Under this act, girl gets raped and knows talking to campus police will be meaningless unless she is all set and ready to testify in court. This discourages a lot of girls from reporting rape because they are afraid to testify right away. The old way was, girl gets raped, girl tells school. The school investigated and call the police. Then, the criminal would get punished on and off campus. Is there no more justice for rape victims just because they do not want false rape accusations? The best way innocent men can protect themselves is to actively create safe environment. Any victim of sexual assault should be encouraged to come forward no matter what gender they be. Some critics say women are typically wearing provocative clothing late at night when most rapes happen; therefore, that means they are asking for it, so it is their fault they got raped. The clothes on anyone 's back do not say more about their concent than their mouth does. Just because a girl is wearing a short skirt, does not mean she is asking for it. Society screams don’t

Anyone who says they are a feminist are sometimes laughed at and ridiculed by men. All around the world, as well, women are considered lesser than men because they are weak and cannot carry on the family name. In India, the bride’s family has to give a down payment of money to whomever weds her. Some families do not like having baby girls because they do not want to give up that large sum of money. Also, in China, females are viewed as weak, expensive, and less intelligent compared to men. Since China has the one child policy, when families would have a girl, the baby would sometimes be abandoned, murdered, or left at an orphanage because having a girl was a burden since they cannot carry on the family name. Recently China has made changes to the law stating, if a family has a girl, families can try again for a boy. Basically, they are disregarding the one child policy so baby girls are not doomed from the moment they enter the world. This was a big step in the right direction, but we still have far to go to get complete equality. The entire world needs more equal rights between men and women because this kind of treatment towards one sex is malicious. Some people say this is how these countries have works for centuries; therefore, it is no one’s place to change their views. I think that view is wrong. Has anyone asked the women in these countries how they feel about