If you can decide your own gender, how would you choose?
To determine your gender based on the current situation, it is really on the horns of a dilemma. If you are in the Nordic countries, you can choose to be the girl I want; if you are in Asia, men may be my only survival choice.
According to the report of the World Economic Forum, the average global gender equality index in 2018 is 68% (100% is gender equality). The report measures gender equality in 149 countries from four major factors: political empowerment, economic opportunity, educational achievement, and health status. The five countries with the highest equality of men and women are among the top five in the Nordic countries. One to five is Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. For example in Sweden, the concept of equality between male and female is deeply rooted in the hearts of every Swede and is practiced at all levels of life. In Sweden, men and women share the same toilet. Men and women divide their bills. Many people regard it as a behavior that is fair to women. It may be considered as discrimination against women in Sweden. Sweden is really a place that respects men and women very much. Also, a Swedish hospital will set up the first male violence center to care for men who have been raped. The reason for the general impression is that women are usually violent, while men are also likely to be victims and men are less to report a case after being raped. In contrast the Asian, for example in Japan, women’s work industry is restricted, women are not allowed to be first-served for the mayor, and sexual harassment has to be changed before they dare to say. Similarly, in South Korea, A member of the Korean girl group idol has published a photo in the restaurant, because the phone case held in the photo reads “Girls can do anything,” and the photos caused a crisis of criticism in South Korea. People claimed that the member deliberately promoted feminist ideals and the final photo was deleted. South Korea believes that feminism is negative, mainly because of their deep-rooted patriarchal culture. Gender equality is a topic that is being revolved around International Women’s Day on March 8 every year. Many organizations and independent people in society have spoken about equality between men and women. Which must know it is the “Patriarchy” and “Feminism.” The patriarchal thought refers to the idea that men are the center of power. It is considered that men are superior in psychology and physiology to women. It is a traditional concept of “male outside, female inside.” Feminism is not the opposite of women, but the pursuit of equality between men and women. In fact, equality between men and women is not only a fundamental human right but also an essential link in promoting sustainable development and ultimately achieving a peaceful society. The disparity between the rich and the poor, education inequality and racial discrimination, and even LGBT also involve the issue of gender equality. So why is gender equality difficult to achieve globally?
All societies divide people into male and female because of the differences between the two. Men and women are not the same physical structure, causing “inherently unfair” controversy. The controversial part is that the physical structure of men and women is inherently unfair, women need to bear the pain of childbearing, and men only need to take the responsibility of passing on the family. The obvious differences in genitals, people always use physical characteristics to identify men and women, there are often scientific studies that compare the character of the two with the brain. Have you ever heard that women are more suitable for social skills, including language, memory, and multitasking, and it is difficult for men to do better in perceiving and coordinating sports? Or is it man and good at analyzing tasks, and women are better at emotional processing and emotional processing? These research reports all hope to compare the abilities and personalities of men and women, but whether to use gender to distinguish between suitable jobs and the like?
Gender differences make men and women’s values different, and people always give their roles and feelings with their gender. For example, we have learned “lady first” since we were young. This is the performance of men who are polite to women and gentlemen. They use the concept of gentleman’s grace to beautify this concept of inequality between men and women. However, the lady first is an equal wrong education. Women enjoy a lot of material and opportunity privileges, and they are also regarded as a weak group. On the contrary, men become a group of people who are taken for granted. Besides, in Asian society, the gender stereotypes of “Man are breadwinners; women are homemakers” remain the same, which makes the society expect different standards for men and women. On the other hand, Tannen “For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing and negotiating relationships…For most men, talk is primarily a means to preserve the independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical social order” (Deborah Tannen, 1990). You Just Don’t Understand: Women And Men in Conversation is Deborah Tannen’s study of the differences in communication between men and women. The literature explains how gender-differentiated communication methods create stereotyped roles for men and women in the workplace, as well as differences in leadership styles between the two. It means that men can do certain jobs, and a working woman will have an advantage. In society, we think that for example, people interviews will focus on their personal qualifications and experience when applying for a job. However, the fact is that gender is also a factor that the company hires to consider. In the same way, the number of female students in the school is far less than that of male students, and there are only a few male students who choose the tailoring department. This is nowadays. Gender equality in Hong Kong. It is well known that gender differences are used An excuse for gender inequality, but does it mean that we need to correct this inequality, rather than looking for opportunities for gender equality under gender differences?
Absolute equality between men and women is complicated. Many people believe that equality between men and women should be equitably distributed in any place, but all balance is relative. Just like a family, it is about understanding each other’s assistance and respect, rather than distinguishing how much to pay. Respect is the basic courtesy of others, and should not be seen because of their identity and gender. Although the stereotypes and traditional concepts of gender differences are still very strong in various countries, people’s attitudes toward gender roles are slowly softening, indicating that gender equality is still improving. Since the women’s initiative to fight for power and equality, the topic of gender equality has been brought to any of the world’s things. People began to hang things around them with equality between men and women, such as movies, work, responsibility, education, and so on. However, human rights have gradually been covered by other global issues. In fact, equality between men and women is an important task for people to solve first because it is closely linked to other things.
Personal thoughts can change gender equality, true gender equality is still a challenge!
-Silva
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