Gender roles: then and now
Gender Roles Then and Now
Osato Valerie Francis
COM 172
April 21, 2014
Dr. Kathleen Dunley
Abstract
Gender roles have always been a sensitive subject. Women came a long way since the days Suffrage and the Women’s Liberation Movement. Society is now seeing women as strong, independent, and fierce individuals who can do all that men do. Sometimes they do it even better. Now that roles have switched since the early days, problems such as discrimination, sexism, and chivalry still exit. By doing extensive research, Society is the reason this problem exists today. Society, mainly male counterparts, has not fully accepted this newly found independence of the new age woman. This paper explores not only the negative side of gender role reversal, but it also shines a light on the many accomplishments and accolades that women hold now. The goal of this project was not only to expose the unacceptable behaviors displayed by society, but also to enlighten the reader that women are much better off today than years ago.Gender Roles Then and Now
Times are a-changing.” Bob Dylan quoted these simple yet powerful words. Are times changing? How are they changing? Are the new changes accepted? These are some of the questions that need a reader to use critical thinking to find the answers. The roles of a man and a woman have changed drastically. The roles of women have always been in homemaking, child-rearing, and all around “good” wife. With the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1960s, women are becoming more dominant and affluent in modern day society. Women are holding high political rankings, playing Major League sports, and are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Women nowadays account for 12.6 percent of the highest officer positions, a boost from 11.6 percent in 2007 (Welch, 2013). Even though men have become more domesticated over the years than they used to be, there have been situations in the media and society that has confirmed that the gender roles
Osato Valerie Francis
COM 172
April 21, 2014
Dr. Kathleen Dunley
Abstract
Gender roles have always been a sensitive subject. Women came a long way since the days Suffrage and the Women’s Liberation Movement. Society is now seeing women as strong, independent, and fierce individuals who can do all that men do. Sometimes they do it even better. Now that roles have switched since the early days, problems such as discrimination, sexism, and chivalry still exit. By doing extensive research, Society is the reason this problem exists today. Society, mainly male counterparts, has not fully accepted this newly found independence of the new age woman. This paper explores not only the negative side of gender role reversal, but it also shines a light on the many accomplishments and accolades that women hold now. The goal of this project was not only to expose the unacceptable behaviors displayed by society, but also to enlighten the reader that women are much better off today than years ago.Gender Roles Then and Now
Times are a-changing.” Bob Dylan quoted these simple yet powerful words. Are times changing? How are they changing? Are the new changes accepted? These are some of the questions that need a reader to use critical thinking to find the answers. The roles of a man and a woman have changed drastically. The roles of women have always been in homemaking, child-rearing, and all around “good” wife. With the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1960s, women are becoming more dominant and affluent in modern day society. Women are holding high political rankings, playing Major League sports, and are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Women nowadays account for 12.6 percent of the highest officer positions, a boost from 11.6 percent in 2007 (Welch, 2013). Even though men have become more domesticated over the years than they used to be, there have been situations in the media and society that has confirmed that the gender roles