Thao Nguyen
English 101
Mr. Merchant
October 19, 2012
Essay #2
Causes and Effects of Gender Inequality Throughout history, countless acts of gender inequality can be identified; the causes of these discriminating accounts can be traced back to different causes. The general morality of the inequity relies on a belief that men are superior to women; because of this idea, women have spent generations suffering under their counterparts. Also, a common expectation is that men tend to be more assertive and absolute because of their biological hormones or instinctive intellect. Another huge origin is sexual discrimination; even in the world today, many women are viewed by men as just sex objects rather than a real human being with …show more content…

There are many times when a man feels inferior to a woman who has a more masculine job or has a better salary. For example, a man who is a nurse may feel inferior to a woman who is an engineer; society has developed a general routine that keeps the man on the top of the profession pyramid. Otherwise, his tenacity will likely be shut down. From a scientific point of view, men and women have completely different biological hormones and way of thinking; this reasoning also results into the foundation of gender stereotypes which also executes men wanting to live up to a standard that they should do everything required of them such as work, be assertive, and take control of any situation while the women should be quiet and submit to the man’s authority. For example, the majority of men do not like to follow manuals or instructions when building something. Their mindset confirms that they must do everything themselves to grasp a feeling of control and confidence. Women have grown up to have the sense of insecurity and powerlessness; in “Women and Negative Stereotypes: An End Before a Start”, Divya Bhargava retorts, “Indian girls grow up with deep rooted sense of fear and insecurity which not only restricts their social mobility in the mundane day to day life but also often psychologically cripples them to face the hardships of life in general and resist gender based discrimination in particular.” Bhargava explains that Indian girls’