well legal is defined at what the government in general says you have to do. its a law, and by that law, you shall treat them no different. However social equality is much different. Social Equality is what actually happens. The law may say that you cannot give someone less pay based on their religous views, gender, etc, but it still happens. socially, people who hold beliefs that are thought to be taboo are generally paid less, and treated as less than other people. Hardly surprising.
well, its been noted that over the years women have been getting more degrees, and actually, women have a higher graduation rate than men. So they graduate more, big deal, does this mean women are treated socially equal. well...it depends. certainly there has been great strides in equality, gender based, but now the race has to be factored in. A black, or hispanic woman socially, certainly has less chances to "make it". So as a nation, right now, it'd be very difficult to make those strides. Many americans today have anit-hispanic sentiments and that is certainly deterring such social change.
theres still an 8% wage difference between men and women. women pay higher insurance costs, since women in general have more health problems. However in women have certainly come from a bad place, and right now, and pretty well situated.
well legal is defined at what the government in general says you have to do. its a law, and by that law, you shall treat them no different. However social equality is much different. Social Equality is what actually happens. The law may say that you cannot give someone less pay based on their religous views, gender, etc, but it still happens. socially, people who hold beliefs that are thought to be taboo are generally paid less, and treated as less than other people. Hardly surprising.
ReplyDeletewell, its been noted that over the years women have been getting more degrees, and actually, women have a higher graduation rate than men. So they graduate more, big deal, does this mean women are treated socially equal. well...it depends. certainly there has been great strides in equality, gender based, but now the race has to be factored in. A black, or hispanic woman socially, certainly has less chances to "make it". So as a nation, right now, it'd be very difficult to make those strides. Many americans today have anit-hispanic sentiments and that is certainly deterring such social change.
theres still an 8% wage difference between men and women. women pay higher insurance costs, since women in general have more health problems. However in women have certainly come from a bad place, and right now, and pretty well situated.