Argumentative Essay: Should Women Be Paid?

Nervously running her hands through her hair, a woman opens her mouth to speak. Possibly, just possibly, she could get her opinion out this time. However, she’s shushed. Just like every. Other. Time. “Why did I ever think it would work?” she thought to herself. What she had to say had been much more important than any of the foolish things the men were arguing about, but they continue, oblivious to the fact that she’d wanted to say something. Looking for help from the other women, they all look-down, ashamed they aren’t able to do anything. They’ve all only been told their whole lives that they’d never be as smart, good, or strong as a man. That they should stay quiet, and respect their husbands who do oh-so-much for them. That man is doing them a favor. Imagine being treated as inferiors. Imagine being told that you are not as good as
In fact, according to the article For U.S. Women, Inequality Takes Many Forms, by Ariel Smilowitz, “In just about every state in the country, Millennial women are more likely than Millennial men to have a college degree, yet Millennial women also have higher poverty rates and lower earnings than Millennial men.” That means that even though more women are educated, fewer earn the same amount as men. Women who work hard and yet aren’t paid the same amount as men could possibly be forced into poverty. If more women are paid less and have little money to provide for themselves and/or their families, countries will only get poorer. However, isn’t the goal to be a richer country, not a poorer one? Back when women didn’t even have the right to vote, they had to do everything their husband told them to and most likely didn’t own a penny except what their husband made. Do we really want to go back to that time, when a woman needed a man to