Monday, December 7, 2009

Gender Roles

Do the gender roles of the past still exist today? Explain. Discuss...
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  1. Valerie SticklesDecember 10, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    The gender roles of the past generally perceived the man as the worthier, more powerful component of a marriage, while the woman was viewed as an unequal, inferior component. The job of the man was seen in the past to work and make money for the family, while the woman's purpose was to be an obedient wife and good mother. It is clear that women were considered to be inferior to men in the past.
    I think that the gender roles of the past still exist today. Although society's modern view on women considers them to be equal to men, there are several examples of this outdated mentality that men are superior to women even still today. One example of this is unequal pay for women vs men in some corporations for the same exact position. I think that this is completely wrong. Corporations should not do these things to women: It is completely unfair. The CEOs of these corporations seem to be so greedy for money and power that they will give up any morals about equality for it. I like to think that society has moved past the times of "A Doll's House," but it seems that this is not completely true for all people.

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  2. AleeshaQDecember 15, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    The gender roles of the past somewhat still exist today. In some relationships both men and women have an equal power and say in what happens. I believe that is the way all relationships should be. Each partner should have an understanding and a sense of respect for the other. In contrast there are some instantces were the man controls what the 'his' woman does and how she acts, almost like she is a piece of property. In addition there are some relationships were the woman has control. Either way i believe those relationships will not work out. This is because without repect for one anothers authority and freedom, no one is truely happy.

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  3. B-MyersKDecember 15, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    In my opinion the gender roles in the past still exist to some extent. I still believe that in most relationships the man is "in charge". I also believe that most of the higher positions in the "real" world are owned by men.
    Women have become stronger though. Many women especially after Title 9 started to get jobs that in the past had gone to men. You still do see the gender roles from the past today but they are not as defind!

    -Kelly Myers

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  4. B-McDonaldJDecember 21, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    I know this post is late, but my father and I were discussing this topic at dinner and some interesting points were made. Gender roles do still exist in society as is evident in the work place. By law, women can rightfully be paid less than men. There is also a law known as the Bonafide Occupation Qualification. In this law, it is understood that there are certain gender specific roles at the workplace. For example, a women's bathroom attendent must be a woman, likewise for a men's bathroom attendant. There have been lawsuits made such as a man who sued Hooter's wanted to be a waiter, but he wasn't hired specifically because the job and uniforms require a woman. The man lost his suit becaut of the BOQ.

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  5. Caryn-AliciaDecember 22, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    I completely agree with Jess. To some extent Gender Roles do still exist today, but not as seriously as before. Today, females can take on jobs of males and vice versa. But in some people's minds, its subjective that men are more dominant and thats how it always will be. But in the case of today, it is not true. Gender roles do exists but its a subject that we dont really touch bases on.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    Gender roles most definitely still exist. However, they are not as harsh as they have been in the past, and they have slightly changed. Gender roles still do exist in relationships, for example in most relationship men are dominating over women. (Which I fully disagree with by the way). But in the work place I think that gender roles have disappeared for the most part. Women have proven that they can do anything that a man can do, and make just as much money as a man can. With time, i think that gender roles will disappear completely.

    ~ Brittany Strycharz

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