For todays blog post i read about gender roles. Gender roles impose a variety of different life styles upon the men and the woman who live in that culture. The U.S has experienced great changes and revising of its traditional gender roles in the last generation. The changes in gender roles that have taken past in the last generation have affected are homes, style of living, workplace, school and all Americans to some extent. One of the causes in the changes in are gender roles is from the increased number of woman in are workplaces. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics men make up 45 percent of the nations work force while woman make up 47 percent.  With the increased population of working woman old attitudes and behaviors have had to change.  Men and woman are more aware of sexual harassment. Companies are also now experimenting with policy's that are family friendly such as flex time, job sharing, and on site child care. All policies that will now benefit both men and woman. Although woman will still sometimes get paid far less than a man for doing the exact same work, gender roles have still greatly changed in the past 20 years and will continue on changing today. Gender roles relates to the text we read a few weak ago " Nectar and a Sieve". Gender roles plays a part in the novel Nectar and a Sieve through out the whole book for example most woman in the novel stayed at home and attended the house and children while the men made most of the income. Boys are also much more wanted and important to give birth to as apossed to girls who u have to maintain and take care of and pay for their dowry which is very expensive when it is time to marry. These are some ways gender roles played a part in the novel we read " Nectar And A Sieve".

http://www.faqs.org/health/topics/8/Gender-roles.html

Branson, Jeannie. "Gender Roles". Net Industries . 3/22/09

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