Anonymous wrote:Equal pay.
Generous Paid Maternity Leave for the first year.
At-office daycare.
Flexibility to telecommute.
Backup care for school closing or sick days.

I see this as the main thing that is lacking for American women in this country. These should be mandatory at least in Government (Federal, State, County) jobs.

Their obesity, lack of participation in STEM field, obsession with external aids to beautify themselves, obesssion with Duggars, Kardashians etc, - all of this is a product of ill information and poor education.

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Anonymous wrote:US Society is still optimized for a white, head of household, male earner. Men are paid more partly on the assumption that they are providing for a family, while women are paid on the assumption that their salary is just selfish fun money. Instead of chasing a bigger house or whatever, women should sacrifice and be at home b/c that is their natural role.

Even though this model is long been the norm, it's still imprinted on us as the American ideal. White men, who still make up the majority of positions of power, benefit greatly fro this assumption and so they are unmotivated to change the system. There's also a great many white women who also benefit (myself included, I am a white SAHM) so we unmotivated to change.*

The battle for gender equity is closely related to the battle for racial equity as the laws have (intentionally, IMHO) disenfranchised Black communities.

I'd argue that America just isn't an equitable place to live. Yes, it may be easier for the exceptional to succeed that other countries. And there are many, many exceptional people here. But our opinions and decisions over the course of our lives are based on the imprints we get when we are young. Those that exceed either are benefitting because they are the intended recipient, or they recognize how the system works and then put in extra effort to find ways around it.

Until we as a country are willing to really admit how much we've failed to live up to the ideals set out in our Constitution then equity isn't going to be a reality.

*The impersonal we. I personally am very motivated in creating a world that values and rewards my son and daughter equally.

^^Fantastic analysis!^^ I've never thought of the issue in this way.

What was your field of study?

Double Major!! gender studies & AA studies

3.9 GPA and work at starbucks!

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Anonymous wrote:US Society is still optimized for a white, head of household, male earner. Men are paid more partly on the assumption that they are providing for a family, while women are paid on the assumption that their salary is just selfish fun money. Instead of chasing a bigger house or whatever, women should sacrifice and be at home b/c that is their natural role.

Even though this model is long been the norm, it's still imprinted on us as the American ideal. White men, who still make up the majority of positions of power, benefit greatly fro this assumption and so they are unmotivated to change the system. There's also a great many white women who also benefit (myself included, I am a white SAHM) so we unmotivated to change.*

The battle for gender equity is closely related to the battle for racial equity as the laws have (intentionally, IMHO) disenfranchised Black communities.

I'd argue that America just isn't an equitable place to live. Yes, it may be easier for the exceptional to succeed that other countries. And there are many, many exceptional people here. But our opinions and decisions over the course of our lives are based on the imprints we get when we are young. Those that exceed either are benefitting because they are the intended recipient, or they recognize how the system works and then put in extra effort to find ways around it.

Until we as a country are willing to really admit how much we've failed to live up to the ideals set out in our Constitution then equity isn't going to be a reality.

*The impersonal we. I personally am very motivated in creating a world that values and rewards my son and daughter equally.

^^Fantastic analysis!^^ I've never thought of the issue in this way.

What was your field of study?

Anonymous wrote:Gender equality is just like racial equality IMO. We are way past the point where a woman should complain that she can't reach a level of success in this world because of her gender. Who cares what genitalia you have? Just do whatever it is you want to do. Nobody's stopping you.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is a lazy student that just posted an essay question for the woman's studies class and expects us to give her ideas for her paper.

Womens Studies contributes to the wage gap, it is useless , stop whining and get into a major that will produce a marketable skill. The study quoted stated women have to start getting into STEM if we expect wide scale parity.

Do people really think like this??

Women could receive 100 percent of the STEM diplomas and there’d still be a wage gap as long as women are responsible for bearing children and there isn’t paid maternity leave and equality at home to keep them in the workforce or on the same trajectory as men.

This is why you have countries like Japan with low birth rates and the US where most babies are born to uneducated single women.

Except when you had paid maternity leave you also often have employers who discriminate against women of child bearing age.Everyone thinks Europe is a utopia but women are expected to take much more time off and overlooked consequence is that it's totally sexist for women with kids.

Anonymous wrote:Equal pay.
Generous Paid Maternity Leave for the first year.
At-office daycare.
Flexibility to telecommute.
Backup care for school closing or sick days.

I see this as the main thing that is lacking for American women in this country. These should be mandatory at least in Government (Federal, State, County) jobs.

Their obesity, lack of participation in STEM field, obsession with external aids to beautify themselves, obesssion with Duggars, Kardashians etc, - all of this is a product of ill information and poor education.

Anonymous wrote:US Society is still optimized for a white, head of household, male earner. Men are paid more partly on the assumption that they are providing for a family, while women are paid on the assumption that their salary is just selfish fun money. Instead of chasing a bigger house or whatever, women should sacrifice and be at home b/c that is their natural role.

Even though this model is long been the norm, it's still imprinted on us as the American ideal. White men, who still make up the majority of positions of power, benefit greatly fro this assumption and so they are unmotivated to change the system. There's also a great many white women who also benefit (myself included, I am a white SAHM) so we unmotivated to change.*

The battle for gender equity is closely related to the battle for racial equity as the laws have (intentionally, IMHO) disenfranchised Black communities.

I'd argue that America just isn't an equitable place to live. Yes, it may be easier for the exceptional to succeed that other countries. And there are many, many exceptional people here. But our opinions and decisions over the course of our lives are based on the imprints we get when we are young. Those that exceed either are benefitting because they are the intended recipient, or they recognize how the system works and then put in extra effort to find ways around it.

Until we as a country are willing to really admit how much we've failed to live up to the ideals set out in our Constitution then equity isn't going to be a reality.

*The impersonal we. I personally am very motivated in creating a world that values and rewards my son and daughter equally.

Anonymous wrote:#10 lol that's a definite no.

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Anonymous wrote:OP is a lazy student that just posted an essay question for the woman's studies class and expects us to give her ideas for her paper.

Womens Studies contributes to the wage gap, it is useless , stop whining and get into a major that will produce a marketable skill. The study quoted stated women have to start getting into STEM if we expect wide scale parity.

Do people really think like this??

Women could receive 100 percent of the STEM diplomas and there’d still be a wage gap as long as women are responsible for bearing children and there isn’t paid maternity leave and equality at home to keep them in the workforce or on the same trajectory as men.

This is why you have countries like Japan with low birth rates and the US where most babies are born to uneducated single women.

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Anonymous wrote:huh? I'm a millennial married to a millennial. The men I know and the man I married fully support women's rights. Men do chores, they make half the income, they're great fathers and supportive parents. Our father's generation (boomers) and our grandfather's generation (born in 20s) didn't do any of this. The world is changing!

I do know quite a few women though who complain about their lazy husbands, but raise lazy sons too. They just don't see the disconnect that they're raising someone's future lazy husband.

Why not blame the dad for raising a lazy boy?

Anonymous wrote:Somehow, IMO, the message that mothers and daughters are inferior to fathers and sons is getting louder and the roots are spreading and deepening. I believe the seeds of this message germinate in our homes, and then society. If we are serious about erasing gender inequality, we have to stop and take inventory of our behavior at home - and assess how those norms may be inadvertently sending our DH and DC the wrong messages.

A recent report by The World Economic Forum says that "equality is in retreat" for the first time since the group starting tracking the issue in 2006. The report, which examines gender imbalances in economics and the workplace, education, politics and health, found that years of global gains made by women are beginning to erode.

The U.S. slipped four spots to 49th out of 144 countries. It now ranks behind countries including the United Kingdom (15th), Australia (35th) and Bangladesh (47th). Back in 2006, the U.S. was in the 23rd spot. Here's the ranking of the best 10 countries for gender equality:

1. Iceland
2. Norway
3. Finland
4. Rwanda
5. Sweden
6. Nicaragua
7. Slovenia
8. Ireland
9. New Zealand
10. Philippines

http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/02/news/gender-gap-inequality/index.html