Blog- sexism

      Despite the many steps toward equality that have been made in the past few decades, Sexism is still a prominent issue in society today. Not only is there a significant gap in the annual salary of male workers compared to women workers of the same field, but there are pervasive attitudes about women and men that are pervasive throughout society. Such as the idea that men are physically superior to women, or that women are generally smarter, both academically and socially. These are not true in full, however ideas such as this are not entirely founded on lies. The average height of a man in the United states is roughly 5 feet 9 inches, where as the average height of a woman is roughly 5 feet 4 inches( McDowell, Margaret A. et al.(October 22, 2008). hi Obviously height alone does not determine physical prowess, however it does give some insight as to why it is generally assumed men, as a whole in this nation, are deemed physically superior to women, as a whole, in this nation. It does not mean that every man is stronger than every woman, that would be ridiculous, however it does mean that your average man, if you took all the men in the country and created the most average man you possibly could, would be physically dominant to an average woman found in the same manor. Many take that generalization the wrong way, believing that men think that any man is better than any woman, when in truth that is far from the case. I'm an athletic guy, I can say that, however there are thousands and thousands of women in the country that are clearly physically superior to someone such as myself, and I, as a reasonable human being, know and accept that fact. However, and average female highschool athlete, compared to me, an average male highschool athlete, would likely possess less strength than myself. One cannot simply compare the best of one sex to the worst of another, which happens quite often. I've heard women say," Yea well a woman UFC fighter would beat you up!" Well of course she would, that's obvious. No, in order to get an accurate view of male and female physical qualities you must compare the physical parallels between the sexes. A female UFC fighter to a male UFC fighter, an average woman to an average man. That is where you will find the truth in that specific "sexist argument". Unfortunately sexism will always exist, just as racism will, because it is human nature to recognize the differences in other humans, specifically between male and female.

PS- I hear a lot about the movement for "full equality" between genders but I can say that it will never happen, ever. Men and women are different, and are treated different. Even if that goal is "achieved" in the workplace, the pay gap lessens or even vanishes completely, socially there will always be generalizations and differences of opinion, which will lead to disputes, which will be labeled as sexism. Also, I will personally side with the "women are basically fully equal" when women are forced to sign up for the draft at 18 just as men are. That's my line to cross, when that happens I'll accept it, but until then, having it be that only men are forced to sign up for the draft shows that this country, in times of great need, will look to the protection of men, not women, therefore showing this countries belief that men are "dominant"(in "" because it's not my feelings/words, but those of a general popular, yet debatable, opinion).