Gender Inequality An Ongoing Issue That Occurs Everywhere

Gender inequality is an ongoing issue that occurs everywhere. The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science Medicine defines gender inequality as â€Å"Social process by which people are treated differently and disadvantageously, under similar circumstances, on the basis of gender† (Kent). This inequality is deeply related to the social view of the gender and inherent biological factors. According to Jay Mcsherry in his paper The Gender Divide, he claims that gender inequality can be seen from differences in socially established gender roles, also with biological factors such as, chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences (Mcsherry). Mcsherry reveals in his paper that women in the United States make up fifty-one percent of the entire population, also forty-seven percent of the population of the workforce. In spite of the significant share of the female workforce in the society, women also often face some issues that prevent them from finding most profitable professions . 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