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NicolePerez
Mrs.Sanchez
ERWC,Period4
17february2016

GenderDiscrimination

GenderdiscriminationisacivilrightviolationthattakesmanyformsSexualharassment,
pregnancydiscriminationandunequalpayforwomenwhodothesamejobasmen.
Thisisissuehasbeengoingonsincethemidtwentiethmanywomenwereexpectedtostay
homewithlimitedaccesstoschooling,thiscausethemtohavelittleeducationsotheonly
optionsthattheyhadwaslowpayingjobsorunskilledjobs.
Theyhadthemindsetthatwomensearningswerentasimportantasmenearningwhenitcame
tofamilysupport.
Sinceearlyageswomenhavebeentreatedless.makingitlookaswomenwerentasusefulfor
society,theyalsowerestillfightingforwomensrighttovote.
Thistypeofdiscriminationissomethingthatstillcontinuestillthisday,mainlyinjobs.
Butthisdoesnthappenonlytowomenithappenstoallgenders,butthistypeofdiscrimination
ismainlyknownbywomenwhostilltothisdayfightforrightsandbeingtreatedbetterbythe
oppositegender.
Thefirstrealeffortstoachieveequalityforwomenoccurredinthe1800s.Duringtheearlypart
ofthatcentury,coeducationalstudiesattheuniversitylevelwereofferedforthefirsttime.
State
laws
werepassedwhichallowedwomentoretaintheirpropertyaftermarriage.Also,thefirst
women'srightsconventionwasheld.Manywhosupportedwomen'srightsbecameactiveinthe
abolitionistmovementduringtheCivilWarera.Someevenbecamewellknownpublicorators,
anuncommonoccupationforwomenatthetime.(SourceC)

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In1878,CongressconsideredaConstitutionalamendmentgivingwomentherighttovote.
Althoughtheamendmentfailed,itwasrevitalizedeveryyearforaperiodof40years.The
movementforwomen'ssuffragewasled,amongothers,bySusanB.Anthony,whowas
arrestedforvotinginapresidentialelection,andbyLucyStone,whowasoneofthefirst
Americanwomentoretainhermaidennameafter
marriage.(SourceC)
Thewomensrightsmovementhaslostduringtheninthamendmentbutduring1960smore
womenwererejectingtheroleofhousewifeandmanyenteredtheworkfieldwhichleadtomore
demandforequalrightsandequalopportunities
Whydoesthishappen?

So,whydoesthishappen?Therearemanyfactorsofwhythishappenbutthismainlyhappens
becauseofthedifferentculturesthatsomecountryand/orstateshave,manyfamiliesraisetheir
kidsthinkingthatthewomenarenotasusefulforworkasmen,theythinkthatwomencant
provideasmuchgoodsasmancanwhenitcomestosupportingafamily.
Meninmanysocietiesareseenasiftheyhavemorepowertoshapesocietyandcontrolit
andmakestrongdecisions,butwomenareonlyseenasweak,thattheycantmakedecisionor
controlasociety.
Eventhoughgenderrelationscanvaryfromsocietytosociety,womenarestillconsideredless
insomeaspectsofsociety.

CausesandCasesofthisbehavior

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Genderbaseddiscriminationcanaffectachildsgrowth,thiscancausethemtobecomeviolent
adultsinthefuture.
Womenwhousuallyfeltlikevictimstogenderbasedviolencesometimesneverreportedthe
incidentsfearingtheywouldlosematerialsupportfromtheirabusers.
InthearticleAngelsoftheWorkplace:WomenandtheConstructionofGenderRelationsinthe
CanadianClothingIndustry,18901940triestoinformthatmentreatwomenlikegirlseeing
themasunskilledorsemiskilledwomen,theyalsoseethemasLittlesisterswhoneedmento
speakoutforthemorprotectthem.
Therearealsocaseswheretheymakeasexselectiontochoosewhatgendertheywanttheir
childtobe,someusethisforfamilybalancingbutthiscanonlybedoneonfirstoronlychilds,
manyfamiliesthatdecidestodothiswanttochangetheirdaughtertotheoppositegender.
Therearemanynegativeaspecttothistransformationofgenderthiscouldaffectsexratioin
population,canleadtomoregenderdiscriminationandinequality,theycouldstopseeing
genderasfluid,canthenleadtodomesticviolenceandchildsthathaveanydisabilitiescan
becomeinsecureofthisperfectimagethattheycreatethroughthisprogress.
Insomesocietieswomenthatdonotbearasonareinfluencedtomakeasexchangetotheir
childand/orcanleadtodomesticviolencefornotbearingason.
Anotherexampleofgenderdiscriminationisineducationprogramswhichincludesathletic
programs,femaleathletesarenotprovidedthesamebenefits,treatments,servicesand
opportunitiesasmaleathletes.
Sexualharassmentisanotherproblemthatwomenseemedtofacein1980whichwasableto
benoticebecauseagroupofwomendecidedtostandupforthis,theydescribedthisas
anotherformofgenderdiscriminationwheretheysaythattheyfeelunwelcomeorhavetomake
inappropriatepromisesinexchangeforsexualfavor.

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Howtopreventthisfromhappening?

Sohowdowepreventthisfromhappening?slowlytheSupremecourtintryingtomakea
changetothisproblem,theycreatedaprogramcalledtheEEOCguidelineswhichinclude
directionsforemployersonhowtoprevent,recognize,investigate,andresolvesexual
harassmentwithinbusinesses,inonehandthisissomethinggoodbecausetheyaretryingto
changethissituationbutintheotherhandtheyaresayingthattheyhavetohavesevere
psychologicaldamageinordertoproveahostileworkenvironmentwhichthiswassaidin1993,
in1997theysaidthathostileworkenvironmentgenerallydevelopsovertime,andthevictim
mustshowsevereorpervasiveconduct.
in1998theCourtassertedthatcompaniesmustestablishpoliciesagainstsexualharassment
bydescribingwaystoinvestigateandcorrectwrongdoingsandtheyshouldcommunicatethese
policiestotheiremployeesinthatsameyeartheCourtruledthatanemployeecanseek
damagesfromhisemployerevenwhenthevictimissexuallyharassedbyanotheremployeeof
thesamesex.
Thisalsoappliestoschoolswhichtheyshouldmakeapolicyprohibitingsexualharassmentand
genderdiscriminationthismustbeinformedtostudents,parentsandemployeesandalsoInthe
academicsetting,whensomeoneclaimsharassmentthisincidentmustbereportedto
authoritieswhohavethepowertocorrectthesituationwithinthesystem.