men and women aren't treated equally
we've all heard that the more education you get, the more
you will be paid in the future.
did you also know that if you are a man, you will
automatically make more as well?
if you graduate high school...
and are a man you can earn on average 30,000
if you're a women, you'll earn 18,000
if you go to some college...
and are a man you can earn on average 33,000
if you're a women, you'll earn 20,000
(still lower than what a male high school grad earns)
if you get your bachelors...
and are a man you can earn on average 57, 000
if you're a women, you'll earn 32, 000
(still lower than a male with some college)
if you get a doctorate degree...
and are a man you can earn on average 97,000
if you're a women, you'll earn 61,000
some of this is because women are encouraged
to work in more "feminine" careers such as
teaching, child care, nursing, or being a receptionist or dental assistant
which are jobs that typically pay less than "masculine" jobs
such as doctors, dentists, lawyers and business positions,
but studies have shown that even when men and women have
the same jobs, men still make more.
for example female nurses only make 88% of what male nurses earn.
and, not only do we have to work harder outside the home to
make an equal amount, but we also tend to work more inside the home.
in home where both the husband and wife work the household
tasks were split up in the following way...
shopping: 87% females, 18% male
cooking: 81% females, 15% male
paying the bills: 63% females, 35% males
repairs: 14% females, 91% males
females do 61% of the work and males do 39%
and if that's not enough to convince you that were treated
unequally...the average social security monthly payment in 2009
to men was $1,235 while the average to women was $948.
even in old age when were not working, we make less!
this is partly because you receive more from ss if you
have a more stable work history.
over a 30 yr span men typically work 29 years while
women work only 18 years. this is because women
often take time off to raise children or leave their jobs
(this is important, but it's devalued by society because
you don't receive a salary for it)
to move when their husbands get jobs in other locations.
girls and boys are socialized differently from birth.
boys wear blue and girls wear pink.
girls play with dolls and play kitchens and
boys play with trucks and footballs.
this isn't all bad, after all we are different and should embrace that,
but one gender shouldn't be more valued than the other.
also, when men are shown to be strong and tough,
women become vulnerable.
prostitution, sex trafficking, rape, domestic violence.
these are situations where our "weakness" harms us.
men aren't to blame, society is.
