Anthony Gomez
Mr. Cassidy
Block 4
11-17-13
Gender Bias
Today's class discussion was very interesting and it opended up my eyes on gender bias on woman. Woman go through a lot of hardships and struggles even in 2013. Woman are still faced with not being paid equally even though they have the same qualifications as a male and do the same jobs. Also woman face a lot of harassment. Mrs. Turto talked about her experiencing harassment first hand and seeing it happen. She talked about how if I guy looks at you in a sexual matter, it feels very violating. After hearing this, it made me realize how much looking a woman in a sexual way, up and down, can hurt her and affect her. Today gave me a greater insight on gender bias on woman.
Mrs. Turto and Mrs. Baker also spoke about the way woman dress. They talked about woman dressing provocative and it doesn't matter what a woman wears, men still do not have the right to whistle at them and treat them differently. Hearing Mrs. Turoto and Mrs. Baker speak made me make a change in my life, it changed my views on woman. I want to treat woman differently and be more of a gentleman. Its hard for me sometimes to be a gentleman towards woman but I will change that because I know how much violating a woman hurts after listening to Mrs. Turoto and Mrs. Baker. After the class discussion today I am hoping to spread these views and ideas with my peers so we can fight gender bias together !
Women are being sexually harrassed not only physically but also mentally and examples like these shows it. Women should be treated right and not have to be worried about being sexually asaulted everytime they go outside.
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