Through out the world women aren’t developing in social and economics because

of gender inequality. Empowerment is used in discussions of women in developing

nations. Empowerment is to refer to people without power of any gender, race, ethnicity,

or social class, that overcome obstacles in their societies. Gender socialization separates

males from females, which causes them to create their own worlds and languages. The

girls and the boys participate in the same activities in their schools and communities. The

school district tries to avoid gender socialization. Males and females are put into specific

statuses and roles, which make human societies stratified by gender. People use to think

that women and men where totally separated, but recently discovered that this isn’t true.

And that these differences were based on biological and psychological differences. It was

discovered that gender roles are strongly influenced by culture. Gender inequality can be

traced back in time. In Europe, the courtly love specified that women wasn’t allowed to

engage in warfare or politics. They couldn’t compete with men in any way that led them

away from doing what women was to do in those days.

In the more modern industrial society, boys and girls are put into separate

categories: masculine and feminine. When they get older the men enjoys more wealth,

prestige, and leisure than women do. Sexism is an ideology that justifies prejudice or

discrimination based on sex. Violence and harassment are two ways that sexism is

expressed. It used to keep women in their place, in order to keep male power.

The women’s movement arose in the mid 1960’s out of already existing women’s

organization. A lot of victories was won during the movement in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

The victories changed the way men and women thought about gender roles.