Women

             Despite the fact that the art of feminism has evolved into a highly marketable trend, the world in its present state is still very much male-dominated. In a perfect world, gender discrimination would be non-existent, as men and women would combine their unique powers into building a harmonious society. Unfortunately, this is far from the case.
             In the real world, discrimination against women is painfully evident especially in the workforce. Statistically, women lose over $100 billion annually in wages due to pay inequity and one-third to one-half of the wage difference between men and women cannot be accounted for by differences in experience, education or other justifiable qualifications. Woman who chose to juggle a career as well as a family experience an intensified form of inequality given that childless women currently earn 90% of their male counterparts' salaries, while women who have kids earn only 73%. The stereotypes assigned to males and females continue to exist. The popular beliefs that men possess superior dominating and leadership skills can be seen on a global spectrum where only 7% of the world's total cabinet ministers are women and 13% of members of national parliaments worldwide are women. Even though Women have progressed throughout the ages, these facts unquestionably prove that although the gap of inequality has been narrowed, it has not yet been closed.
             Gender bias is clearly obvious in the field of visual arts. Although more than half of all artists are female and women hold approximately 53% of the degrees in visual ands fine arts, male artists make 68.6% of the total art income and they also receive 73% of the grants available to all artists. On average, a measly 4% of museum acquisitions are art by female artists. Although these statistics are displeasing, many women artists such as the famous Guerrilla Girls are determined to obtain equal status in their domain by recognizing these injustices and ...

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