Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Rise of Wives

  I read the article "The Rise of Wise" which looked at how women are becoming more equal in this generation. The article first looked at how "researchers have found that in 1 out of 5 marriages women are more educated and earn more money than their husbands," bringing that into a wider discussion. We found that more women are going to college and graduating then men have. With women becoming more equal to men we see these days women do the same amount of work or even more then men do. Women are making half of the income coming in to the home and in some cases making the entire income because her husband has been let go because of the economy where more jobs have been cut in the male working area.
  Reading this article I was glad to know that women are bringing in the money these days. That we are no longer just looked at as a wife, mom or Suzie homemaker, but we have a place in the work place, where we are making a difference and we have something to show for it.

Gender Roles and Marriage: A Fact Sheet


     Reading this article it really opened up my eyes to see how far along we have come over the years with gender role. Traditionally men are looked at the ones with the power, decision maker and the voice. Women, were considered the home makers, the ones to hold the house down while their husbands were at work making the money. Today the gender roles have changed. We find more women now going to work and making money and having the men share the responsibilities of the home making life. Though many changes have been made still in some cultures such as the Hispanic culture, women are still considered the home makers and the men are still the bread winners.
     Things have changed for the better when it comes to gender roles. Going from men being the bread winners and women staying home to now both men and women are in the work force sharing the same amount of responsibilities. Who knows maybe in a few years things will change again, women will be the bread winners and men will be the ones to stay home and hold the house down like women did for so many years.

Where and how, if at all, should sex education be conducted?

I think that sex education should start in elementary school. I am a mother to a two year old and I already am preparing myself for that talk with my son. I think that if we start to educate our children when they are young we will be better off in the long run. I believe that when parents start educating there kids about sex it is already to late, their already having sex. Our children spend at least eight hours a day at school learning new things, why can't sex education be part of that curriculum? People need to come to realize that yes, sex education is a touchy subject but why not have professionals help you teach your children the right thing instead of the wrong ideas.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010