Some people feel that equality between the genders has already been achieved while others feel there is considerable progress to be made. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Why do some feel that gender equality has been attained?
Women are touching new heights in every profession even in the challenging ones such as military and other hazardous work
They are leading from the front in many fields, in businesses, politics and some have also ruled the countries
They are switching roles with men with the former becoming a earning hand and the latter looking after household chores
Why do some feel that gender equality is still a distant dream?
Barring a few societies, many communities, especially the orthodox ones, are still to transform their thinking process and allow women some freedom: like letting them out of the homes alone, affording them education and privileges at par with males.
The conventional perception of women being responsible for child rearing is still to be abandoned
* Even though women are getting jobs in many organizations, they still face a gender bias when it comes to deciding about leading positions: they are rarely afforded top management positions
A school of thought believes that concurrent society has attained gender equality, but some commentators assert it is a long way to go in this direction. The following paragraphs shall delve deeper into both the arguments and draw a plausible conclusion.
Those supporting the notion of lack of discrimination on the basis of gender profound that females do not play a second fiddle (subordinate/less important) role to their male counterparts anymore; they have been empowered by the regimes through various statutes that bestow upon them the right to vote, gain education, engage professionally in any domains per their choice and make their own decisions without interventions. Consequently, their participation in various walks of life: professional and social, has incremented tremendously, making them share rights and privileges at a similar level with their male counterparts.
Similarly, sex-based egalitarianism(equality) is clearly reflected in the conspicuous (visible) presence of women in leading positions, sometimes the top, such as Indira Nooyi heading Pepsi, Mary Bara leading General Motors, and many more, highlighting dramatic transformation in the approach of society towards its almost 50 percent population, wherein it is rendering more space to the women.
Nevertheless, the other section professes that this is just the beginning of a long uphill journey that targets age-old conservative attitudes, and attempts enlightening society about the evils of this social stigma(shame) that constraints females from stepping out of their homes, and their traditional roles, depriving them of even fundamental privilege: voicing their opinions. Their complete emancipation(freedom) cannot be attained until all are benefited and given equal rights.
In conclusion, even though the progress made in the direction of affording level playing field to both the sexes, more intense efforts need to be invested to ensure that discrimination against women is permanently erased from the human memory.
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The great public discourse of contemporary times is aligned with the issue of gender equality. While some profess that concurrent society has attained, some remain unconvinced and opine that it is still a long way to go in this direction. The following paragraphs shall examine both the perspectives and emanate plausible conclusion
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The debate surrounding gender equality is the most heated in the concurrent society; on the one hand, an army of people is convinced that it has been achieved. On the other, a host of social theorists believe that it is still a long way to go.
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