Gender in society

How gender is represented in society has changed greatly over the years. Even though sexism still occurs, I do believe that it has become less prevelant. Years ago women where strictly looked at as housewives, whose sole purpose was to have children and take care of the house work. Men were seen as the head of the household and the one that supported the family. As the years have gone by more respect has been given to women to be able to perform many of the jobs and duties that men do. There is even talk now about a women running for President, something many people thought would never happen. Even though a women President will probably not happen for many years, this still shows great change in the role of women. Today in society there are even some men that stay at home and take care of the kids while the wife and mother work to provide for the family. Although the view of both sexes are changing I do not believe that men and women will ever be looked at as equals. One thing that is certain however is that our society is taking strides toward changing the stereotype of both sexes.

Before coming to this class I expected it to be my most challenging class. Since class today I definately know it will be my hardest course. I am hoping this class can teach me to become a more well-rounded and creative writer, two things I need a lot of work on. Having the class centered around gender issues I believe will make it very interesting, but also challenging to write about. Hopefully by the end of the semester I will be able to see positive changes in my writing.