Monthly Blog- January

Well since we have been talking about gender roles in class for a while, I wanted to talk about that a little bit. I think it is really interesting how society looks at gender roles these days and how they used too. In the past, women were basically possessions and that seems weird to everyone these days but in the past it was an accepted way of life that even the women themselves accepted. That way of life was quickly rejected though and now women and men are on the way to being equal. I say on the way because I still think that society looks at men and women differently. Some examples would be just the way parents raise their kids. Boys are taught to explore and play rough, while girls are taught to get along with everyone and play together nicely. Then there is the example like we have talked about in class. If a man murders someone, the media doesn't pay to much attention to it. But when a women murders a person, it is the headline and everyone is very interested. I think that men and women will never truely be equal because it is ingrained into society that men and women are just different. It is going to take a very long time, if it ever happens, to change societies views enough that men and women are treated equally.