Rhetorical Activities pg. 64 # 4

I've wrote many papers and short essays on how even though we are in the 21st Century women and men are still not equal. Our country used to be male dominated, and I thought that being in the 21st Century we would've gotten away from that, but we haven't. Laws were passed that states that men and women are 'equal' decades ago, but in all honesty, I still think the United States is a male dominated society. The misconception that women shouldn't work and should only be able to stay at home and watch the children has stuck around for way too long. Women are strong and independent and should have a right to do what they want to do without being viewed negatively or without being held down. Regardless, women are slowly moving up in the world; slowly but surely. Off the top of my head I can think of 3 women who've climbed the prodominately male industrial ladder: Hilary Clinton (politics), Sarah Palin (politics), and Oprah (television). These 3 women are idols for young women/girls. Idols that show that if you work hard enough and long enough you can achieve anything you want to. Women need to start demanding more equality in this society of supposedly 'freedom', we deserve it.