Trans 3 - experience

Name of Student

Professor Hugh English

Special Studies : Transgender Narratives and Theories

6 May 2010

The Fairer Sex Trapped In a Glass Ceiling

Women have always been regarded as the `fairer ' sex because of their sensitivity and motherly nature that represent emotions , love and care at all levels . Men on the other hand consider themselves to be rugged and tough and capable of handling all situations without interference from emotions . All their actions and judgments are based on rationality and clear headedness unlike women which are clouded by unnecessary

emotions and a fragile heart . Before the Second World War , the role of women in the Western society was marginalized to that of being a good home maker . Women who were going to university or colleges studied subjects such as psychology , writing , art and home economics in to make them well-groomed , educated but most importantly suitable to assume the roles of a good wife and mother when they married a suitable suitor The perfect family was one where the male member of the house earned and the woman cooked and cleaned and looked after the children . The society imposed on women a role which at times took away her identity as an individual capable of her own opinions , ideas and thoughts and being able to voice them

The idea of a woman working outside her home was considered out of question at that time . However , when after the Second World War , many men laid down their lives during the war...