An article posted on the New York Times website and writen by Nicola Clark summarizes the gender gap around the world. The artcle titled Nordic Nations Remain Gender-Equality Leaders recieves their information from World Economic Forum, which is a nonprofit organization based in Switzerland. The forum rates countries based on how much they have reduced the gender gaps. The forum takes into acount reduction in economic participation, education, health, and political empowerent. The leading country is Iceland followed by Finland. The United States jumped 12 spots from the previous year and made the top 20 for the first time since 2005. The majority of the jump for the United States is due to the high number of women now in political office. Countries near the top of the list have shown that each year they keep improving on closing the gender gaps. Also it is shown that women in these countries are staying with in the workfeild and have less of a deline then men. Although the economic gap is closing, it still has the largest percentage that still needs to be closed. The article states, "96 percent of health gaps and 93 percent of education gaps have been closed; Yet only 60 percent of economic participation gaps have been closed".
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/world/12gender.html?scp=3&sq=gender&st=cse
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Friday, October 8, 2010
"I have to work for you so you don't lose your job"
Tonight flipping through the channels I stumbled across family guy. I do enjoy the show and it can sometimes be very funny. The one that was on tonight was titled "Whistle While Your Wife Works". Peter has fallen behind at work and needs Lois to help him catch up. Lois goes to the office and helps Peter with his work. As that happens Brian starts to date a very pretty but very stupid girl, who happens to be blonde of course, named Jillian. This episode depicts alot of the topics we discussed in class starting with Lois having to not only help Peter with his own office work, but also run the household. The episode also taps into another topic that we covered in class. The "lady in the street but a freak in the bed", because Lois is helping out Peter in his office, Peter wants him and Lois to have sex right there because he thinks it will be "hot". When they do have sex Lois's whole demeanor changes and she actually initiates it, where Peter responds by saying "Thanks for having sex with me in my office, I knew I'd get you". While Lois is helping Peter with HIS work he says, "It's like your my secretary". Wait? isn't she doing the exact same work he was assigned to do, but when she does it she is some how below him in job status. The title of the show should be Family Women, not Family Guy. Lois holds the family together, what does Peter actually do?
I also mentioned that Brian is dating a girl named Jillian. She is tall, skinny, blonde and has big boobs. Did I mention that she isn't very bright. Jillian can be beautiful but why can't she be smart too? The show depicts the "perfect looking" women, but she can't be smart at the same time.
I also mentioned that Brian is dating a girl named Jillian. She is tall, skinny, blonde and has big boobs. Did I mention that she isn't very bright. Jillian can be beautiful but why can't she be smart too? The show depicts the "perfect looking" women, but she can't be smart at the same time.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Boys and Girls Value
In the article posted by The New York Times and written by Jenny Nordberg Afghan girls will cut their hair and wear boy clothes in order to receive the same treatment and benefits of the boys. Families will disguise their girls as boys so that they can gain economic success and because boys are more "valued". The child is usually disguised until puberty. After this the child sometimes can become confused at what "gender" they are.. the "girls" may not feel like girls anymore because they were raised to be a "boy" in society.
The children may have become confused because they were acting out a different gender then what they were told they were when they were born. Gender is also influenced by the environment, if the children are growing up in an environment where males are valued over females. Children would have learned that in order to have any type of respect of the community they need to be "males".
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/world/asia/21gender.html?_r=1
The children may have become confused because they were acting out a different gender then what they were told they were when they were born. Gender is also influenced by the environment, if the children are growing up in an environment where males are valued over females. Children would have learned that in order to have any type of respect of the community they need to be "males".
Photo by Adam Ferguson for The New York Times
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