Gender Inequality

       It is no secret that the relationship between women and men has been a little rocky. Through out history men have almost always been given the upper hand and women have been given the short end of the stick. If one were to look up the definition of woman in the English Oxford Dictionary they would a definition that states, "An adult female human being." This is true. But if you were to scroll down just a little you would find another definition that is quite different. "Woman: A woman considered with reference to qualities traditionally attributed to the female sex, as weakness, fickleness, vanity, etc."  In short, the word women, as well as womanly, can be in context a derogatory term. If you were to look up man in the exact same dictionary you would find, "a man engaged in or excelling in activities considered to be typically masculine". The difference is obvious. A man is stated as somebody who is strong and independent where a woman is usually seen as somebody who is dependent. This difference is changing in our lives. Women who were once not even considered a person now have the same rights as men in many countries, but not all. What I find most disturbing is that these changes had to be made. At one point a women had no rights and were dependent on men because they had no other options. They were forced to be dependent not because they wanted to or didn't have the potential to live for themselves but because they were never given the option. It is still believed that if the second world war hadn't happened then women would not be thought of how they are now. During the second world war women took control of the jobs that would usually be held by the men that were fighting in war. Here women showed there strength and that when given the option they too can excel at any job or task that would have been reserved for the men. But should it that really been a war that caused the change. In order for women to get the same rights as men was it truly necessary that the world had to go to war. I guess we will never find out but if that is the only way, well to say the least, it is a disturbing thought.
     However, don't go blaming ever man you come across because in many ways it is not there fault. History has an outstanding affect  on present day and future. Looking as far back as the classical civilizations, such as the Romans, men have always been the ones to rule. They have been the ones who fought in all the battles which directly corresponds to why they would still be considered the strong and brave gender. Not to mention that men are naturally built differently which allows them to take more physical trauma. In many ways men can't be blamed for the inequality between the genders.
     Just because this was the way back then does not means it has to be the way right now or the way for the future. Genders should be treated as equal because for things that the men have over the women the women have something else. Women are just as capable as achieving any goal and finishing any task that men can do. Anyone who thinks differently has a almost ancient mindset. In closing I have one last thing to say. Someone once told me a saying that has stuck with me for years and it is this: Girls can do anything boys can do. And we can do them in heels.