In the year 1920 women in the United States voted for the first time and since there has been a continuous push for gender equality. Unfortunately in the 21st century, males are still superior to women- especially when it comes to occupations.
Beginning at a young age, Americans are taught that they need to gain a higher education, so they can have a decent career one day. According to Caryl and Barnett, women are expected to be as successful as men throughout their education but once they apply for a position they are not treated the same way. (8) For the first time ever women make up half of the educated labor force. However, "These dramatic gains have not translated into money & influence," (3). Regardless of race, beliefs, gender and sexuality, …show more content…
Former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, ran for presidential election in both 2008 and 2016. When she did not receive the presidency in 2008, Neil Cavuto from Fox News specifically said himself "Men won't vote for Hillary Clinton because she reminds them of their nagging wives. And when Hillary Clinton speaks we hear 'Take out the garbage" (5). In 2016, Hillary lost to a very unprofessional, inappropriate man President Donald Trump. President Trump would talk about his strange attraction to his wife's daughter, insult Hillary in non-political ways, and make unintellectual responses in interviews on television. Yet, the people of America still managed to vote him in as the president of the United States, claiming that he was just being straight forward. When President Trump began his term, many Americans were posting on different social media sites complaining about America's new president. People thought he would be better than who he turned out to be. Regardless of their sex, a person who acts a certain way is not that way because of a stereotype. Just like males, females should be perceived as hard working people that are only trying to me things the best they can possibly be, not anything
Beginning at a young age, Americans are taught that they need to gain a higher education, so they can have a decent career one day. According to Caryl and Barnett, women are expected to be as successful as men throughout their education but once they apply for a position they are not treated the same way. (8) For the first time ever women make up half of the educated labor force. However, "These dramatic gains have not translated into money & influence," (3). Regardless of race, beliefs, gender and sexuality, …show more content…
Former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, ran for presidential election in both 2008 and 2016. When she did not receive the presidency in 2008, Neil Cavuto from Fox News specifically said himself "Men won't vote for Hillary Clinton because she reminds them of their nagging wives. And when Hillary Clinton speaks we hear 'Take out the garbage" (5). In 2016, Hillary lost to a very unprofessional, inappropriate man President Donald Trump. President Trump would talk about his strange attraction to his wife's daughter, insult Hillary in non-political ways, and make unintellectual responses in interviews on television. Yet, the people of America still managed to vote him in as the president of the United States, claiming that he was just being straight forward. When President Trump began his term, many Americans were posting on different social media sites complaining about America's new president. People thought he would be better than who he turned out to be. Regardless of their sex, a person who acts a certain way is not that way because of a stereotype. Just like males, females should be perceived as hard working people that are only trying to me things the best they can possibly be, not anything