Military
- Both women and men are deployed into the same wars and fight together in combat.
- The terms "support our troops" and "send our troops home" no longer on refer to male soldiers.
- As the gender disparity in the U.S military decreases, women feel more inclined in joining the military, and the stigma of combat being a man's job slowly will dissolve.
- Military will now be more collaborative between the genders and less individuals leading to not only a more unified military, but an overall more patriotic nation.
- In 1973 there were 42,000 women in the U.S Military compared to an astounding 167,000 women now.
- Also, women are required the same mandatory physical testing as men. A 2 mile run, and a push ups and a sit ups trial.
- Over the course of the history of the United States Military, it has clearly not been a story of gender equality. Gender Equality has come a long way in the Military, and continues to improve day by day.
- Since 1973, after the U.S Government established an “all volunteer force”; the percentage of women in the military has risen from 2% to 14%.
Professional Sports
"We are not a men's or a women's team. We are one team one program"
-Providence swim coach John O'neill
- 1900s was when women first took part in the Olympics.
- 22 women out of 997 competed in five sports.
- More than 44 % compared to 23 percent in 1984.
- Media Coverage
Personal
- Kickball
- High School boys basketball team
- Men supporters of women sports.
The History of Gender Roles in the Workplace
Gender Roles in the Home
- According to the 2010 census, the number of self-described stay-at-home fathers in the United States has more than doubled in the past ten years. (And that number doesn't even account for men who play the role of primary caregiver while also working at least part-time.)
How does the Stay-at-Home Dad redefine our generation?
- The American stereotype of the Mom staying at home and the husband going to the office everyday is on its way out
- We are redefining "success"
- The 50's idea of the "average family", our parents generation, featured on shows like "Leave it to Beaver" or "The Brady Bunch", simply don't exist anymore
- "Being a SAHD isn't seen as a failure of their responsibilities but as a lifestyle choice that makes sense in an era when 40 percent of wives out-earn their husbands and men are beginning to embrace a more fluid interpretation of success that places a premium on fulfillment, not money and status."
- In 2011, only 16 percent of American households contained a breadwinner husband and a stay-at-home wife
- How did this change happen? Well the financial crisis of 2008 contributed greatly, men were able to tackle family duties.
"Just Wait Until Your Mother Gets Home..."
- Our generation will continue to change the norms of gender roles in the home, we are evolving.
- What does this mean for our generation?
When we are adults, the expectations of men and women in the home will be extremely different than they were for parents, creating more opportunities for both genders to experience "work" in different ways than they ever had before.
- "Brad Harrington, director of the Boston College Center for Work and Family, who has conducted multiple studies involving fatherhood, said that many men now feel the freedom to choose to be at-home dads for the deeper rewards, even when their jobs are secure."
- Before World War I the common family generally consisted of the bread-winning fathers and the child bearing mothers
- During World War I and II many men went to war causing many women to enter the workforce
- This helped to brake many of the barriers that disallowed men and women to work together.
Gender Roles in Colleges
Conclusion
- Founded 1917
- 1967- First woman full time faculty
- 1972- First women undergrad degree
Gender Roles in the Workplace