The most troubling social problem in the US right now is the racial and gender inequality. There are many causes of racial and gender inequality such as pay gap and second shift.

Nowadays, even though women have the same job and same position likes men within a company; they still more likely get paid less than men and the impact of glass ceiling in which it makes women have less opportunity for promotion than men. For example, a woman CEO would be paid less than a man CEO for the only reason being that she is a woman. So while it is good that women can be seen somewhat as equals in the workforce and are able to get to the same levels in a company, they are not only paid less, but it is also harder for them to actually get to those positions than their male counterparts. So while it is not such a strict glass ceiling, it still impedes the advancement of women as they try to climb to higher positions within a company because of mommy track.

The second cause is the result of the stalled revolution. The stalled revolution is when women became equal in the workforce but at home they still have to take the second shift and take care of the kids. The second shift is the concept that resulted from the stalled revolution. Because women became equal in the workforce and started to have jobs outside taking care of the children and the family, they have to work two shifts: one at their job, and their second shift when they get home to take care of the household.

The gender inequality is more troubling than other social problem that we have been discuss in the class because of the impact on children. After the stalled revolution, women start to have the same jobs as men. But her roles as a caregiver at home have not changed. She essentially gained a second job while men have not. She is expected to both do the job that men were previously doing, as well as her old