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This 3 page paper discusses some of the prejudices that women currently face in the U.S. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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three aspects of this problem: first, a general overview of what women face today in the way of prejudice; second, a look at women in politics and the biases they
face; and third, the general debasement of women by men, which they disguise as "boys will be boys." Discussion In general, it can be said that things are better for
women now than in the past, but there is also a very long way to go to reach equality, if that is ever achieved. Part of the problems is that
discrimination and prejudice against women "has become increasingly subtle and covert" (Swim et al, 1995, p. 199). Like racism, it has gone underground, but it is still present in a
depressingly large number of cases. There has been little research done on the underlying causes of prejudice and discrimination against women, certainly not the amount that has been done on
the causes of racism, but there has been enough to draw parallels between the two (Swim et al, 1995). There appear to be "old-fashioned" and modern forms of racism and
the same goes from sexism. Old-fashioned sexism is "characterized by endorsement of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of women and men, and stereotypes about lesser female competence" (Swim et
al, 1995, p. 199). Modern sexism, however, is characterized by "the denial of continued discrimination, antagonism toward womens demands, and lack of support for policies designed to help women" (Swim
et al, 1995, p. 199). Women in politics provide a good example of the ongoing anti-female prejudice in the United States. If women were actually to receive equality in
representation, than slightly more than half of the Congress would be female, since the general population is slightly more than half women. But women in politics are still relatively rare
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