Sexism In The 21st Century

Misogyny, sexism, racism, regardless the label used to define it does not make it right or less painful for those who are impacted by them. History books, magazines are filled with incidents and often times horrible, painful stories of lives that were altered or simply destroyed by sexism. For centuries, the bible, constitutions even our own declaration of independence have supported this notion of inequality. The question is, how to get a unified society when even the rule of law promote sexism and make it legal to discriminate against women. The bible in the book of Ephesian states “Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. Ephesians 5: 22, many men take this above stated bible verse out of context and use it to assert their perceived superiority over their female counterpart. When you further investigate in the bible, there are however other verses such as Colossians 3:19 that states the opposite, verses that should serve as a balancing tool for “husbands, “love your wives and do not harsh with them.” Colossians 3:19” Our laws are flawed, and often create confusions by their ambiguity which results in misinterpretations by those who seek to overpower women. Fast forward to the 21 century, even the most powerful female figures in our society are still object of misogyny. In the 21st century sexism still exists and the media is still used as a powerful medium to discriminate against women. To illustrate this anomaly, most recently Senator Hilary Clinton one of the most prominent female figures

Senator Clinton candidacy provoked an unprecedented wave of sexism article suggests that sexism and many believe that these actions played against Senator Clinton during the elections. The