Sexism In The Modern Day Summary

After reading this article about Ben Franklin, I found that several of the ideas and norms that were instated in the 18th century are present in the modern day as well. Obviously, these traits have adjusted with the times, modernizing as the years go by, though the basic foundation of these traits can still be seen in everyone’s career journeys today. At the beginning of the article, different sexist ideas were put in place in the 18th century. Domestic training was given to women rather than an education in math, science, history or other topics of education important to all genders. These sexist ways of thinking can be seen in the modern day as well. Women are typically meant to stay home and those who do not are told by society to get “feminine” jobs such as becoming a nurse or a secretary. In the 18th century, women of wealthier families married well into other wealthy families instead of pursuing a career. Today, women still marry well in place of attaining a job. In the majority of cases, it is not the other way around.

There was almost no pay that came from it, the contracts lasted several years and the apprenticeships had to be paid for. After the contract for the apprenticeship is signed it can be seen as a happier version of slavery combined with the years spend in high school and college. The working conditions of these apprenticeships were terrible. Our modern day society takes it for granted that we have labor laws preventing abuse in most developed countries. Basically there was a big façade for something that was not as positive as it was made out to be. People today take it a bit for granted the fact that we do not have to decide our careers at the age of