The Dangers of Gender role Expectations

The concept of a male-dominated society has been around since the beginning of recorded history , to the extent that women were viewed as inferior individuals relative to men . Men dominated the world arena from politics , science , and throughout history . This way of thinking was often abused and , as always , women were at the receiving end of these abuses . Foremost of this is the concept of masculinity

It is a fact that cultural norms and expectations about masculinity cause harm to women and men , and the society in general . One good example of

a norm then was the prohibition of women to vote . Elections are meant to be avenues to choose leaders to lead a society . This is done by the general public . The exclusion of women to vote then was significant to alter the results of a given election . Corrupt leaders may be elected because of this . In the long run society suffers

Apart from the danger of sexually transmitted diseases caused by the thinking that men who engage in intercourse with different individuals is a macho man , the concept of masculinity poses a danger in terms of economy . It is a fact that some individuals opt that the women in their lives should stay in their homes doing household chores . This would significantly reduce the number of workforce that a state needs to run its industries and commerce

Gender equality in the society has not been achieved . It seems that it is a utopian ideal which is so hard to achieve . Rape , marital abuses and grave coercion result from machismo . What is ingrained in the minds of individuals is that men and masculinity make the world run its course , and that all the women have to do is to serve them . This creates an imbalance in the society which is detrimental or prejudicial to the inferior ' class...