Throughout this century, the role of women within society has changed, and the majority of people feel that this change is for the better. More women work than ever before, it is accepted in western culture that many women now have careers. Nonetheless, in my opinion, there is still a great deal of sexual equality has been achieved is not altogether accurate.
To begin with, many women find it very difficult to return to work after having children. The main reason for this is that there are rarely any provisions made for childcare and in the workplace and, in these cases, women are forced to find someone to look after the children while they are at work. Obviously, this can prove to be a time-consuming and expensive process, yet it must be done if mothers are to be able to resume their careers.
Secondly, the traditional views of the position of women within society are so deeply ingrained that they have not really changed. For instance, not only is the view that women should stay at home and look after their family still widely held, but it is rain forced through images seen on television programmes and advertisements. An example of this is that few men are ever seen doing house work on television, seen this is traditionally thought of as " a woman`s job".
Thirdly, since families often need two incomes in order to enjoy a good standard of living, a woman finds herself doing two jobs: one at home and one at the office. So, it could be said that a woman`s position has, in fact, deteriorated rather than improved, with the result that women carry the burdens of equality but get none of the benefits.
In contrast, there are some people who claim that the problem of sexual discrimination no longer exists. The point out that women do, after all, have legal rights intended to protect them from discrimination. In addition, a few women are now beginning to reach top positions as judges, business leaders and politicians, while a number of other previously all-male professions are opening their ranks to women. Nonetheless, these examples are not the norm and discrimination is still very much with us.
Taking these points into consideration, I would say that the position of women has improved only slightly. While, rules and laws have changed, it is the deep-rooted opinions of people within society which are taking a longer time to evolve. Needless to say, until these attitudes have changed, sexual discrimination will remain a problem which we all need to face and fight against.
Throughout this century, the role of
women
within society has
changed
, and the majority of
people
feel that this
change
is for the better. More
women
work
than ever
before
, it is
accepted
in western culture that
many
women
now
have careers. Nonetheless, in my opinion, there is
still
a great deal of sexual equality has
been achieved
is not altogether accurate.
To
begin
with,
many
women
find it
very
difficult to return to
work
after having children. The main reason for this is that there are rarely any provisions made for childcare and in the workplace and, in these cases,
women
are forced
to find someone to look after the children while they are at
work
.
Obviously
, this can prove to be a time-consuming and expensive process,
yet
it
must
be done
if mothers are to be able to resume their careers.
Secondly
, the traditional views of the
position
of
women
within society are
so
deeply
ingrained that they have not
really
changed
.
For instance
, not
only
is the view that
women
should stay at home and look after their family
still
widely
held,
but
it is rain forced through images
seen
on television
programmes
and advertisements. An example of this is that few
men
are ever
seen
doing
house
work
on television,
seen
this is
traditionally
thought
of as
"
a
woman`s
job
"
.
Thirdly
, since families
often
need two incomes in order to enjoy a
good
standard of living, a woman finds herself doing two jobs: one at home and one at the office.
So
, it could
be said
that a
woman`s
position
has, in fact, deteriorated
rather
than
improved
, with the result that
women
carry the burdens of equality
but
get
none of the benefits.
In contrast
, there are
some
people
who claim that the problem of sexual
discrimination
no longer exists. The point out that
women
do,
after all
, have legal rights intended to protect them from
discrimination
.
In addition
, a few
women
are
now
beginning to reach top
positions
as judges, business leaders and politicians, while a number of other previously all-male professions are opening their ranks to
women
. Nonetheless, these examples are not the norm and
discrimination
is
still
very
much with us.
Taking these points into consideration, I would say that the
position
of
women
has
improved
only
slightly
. While,
rules
and laws have
changed
, it is the deep-rooted opinions of
people
within society which are taking a longer time to evolve. Needless to say, until these attitudes have
changed
, sexual
discrimination
will remain a problem which we all need to face and fight against.