Sexism In Latin America

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When women began to enter the major areas of the workplace in the late 19th century and 20th centuries they faced many different obstacles they would have to overturn. Since the beginning of history, women have been looked down upon by men and seen as inferior and a class below them. After women began to gain social and political rights this terrible idea of sexism was beginning to change. When women began to enter the workforce they were beginning to challenge and change many of the social norms of previous years. They were pushing for equal rights and became emancipated by their ability to work and their new social powers. With this came many problems and obstacles such as harsh working conditions, reduced pay, and worst sexism. The countries of Latin America went through a…show more content…
Some felt that a woman’s place was in the kitchen or house and all they were supposed to do was cook, clean, and raise the family. These terrible views of women made it very difficult for them when they entered the workforce because many of the people who held these viewpoints became their bosses. Many women believed they should enter the workforce for two reasons. One was to help raise money and support the family and two was to help nurture the working class and enable them to get better conditions. A major problem women encountered when entering the workplace was harsh sexism. Many men felt that there were certain jobs for women and that they couldn’t do things as well as the men. While women entered the working class, they encountered long hours and lower wages than their male counterparts. Many people believed the men deserved more money because they were the head of the household and it would be terrible if the women earned more than her spouse. Today this view has changed slightly. However, women were exploited in their tasks by working just as hard as men were but received a much reduced

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