Argumentative Essay On Gender Equality

Since the early ages, women have always been treated unfairly. For decades, there was always a wall that separated men and women which made it impossible for women to get any fair treatment whether it is a superstition, a thought or a cultural belief. Gender equality is a view where both men and women are treated equally and receive the same rights and opportunity. But the idea of equality is always changing and evolving. Some believe that that the Earth is so diverse that it would create a common idea/goal where we could unite and stand together to be “equal,” but around the world there are still countries where women are discriminated and treated unfairly.
In the Middle East, there are women who have fewer opportunities in the job industry, little access to education, no political representation and violence (Peacecorps). Much violence is result of domestic abuse and rape. Since the women don’t have any say, the abusers are getting away from the law. Instead,
Women went through a lot during the suffrage era to get their rights heard and get equal treatment. They just wanted to be heard and be recognized. It took reformers approximately 100 years to win their rights; there were a lot of disagreements and there were many people injured (History.com). But in 1920, the 19th Amendment was finally ratified which guaranteed all American women the right to vote. Even now it’s not perfect as women in political life are not even close to equality. Only 20% of women are in Senate whereas only 19% are in the House of Representatives (Washington post). Another fact that women aren’t treated equally can be seen from gender pay gap survey taken by AAWUW “women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent”. Women more than Males, had to take leave, job interruption, from work in order to take care of family members and