Question

After reading both speeches by Harriet Tubman and Emma Watson, explore why Sojourner Truth think it would be beneficial for men to allow others the same rights that they enjoy. Write an essay explaining how Sojourner's point of view compares to Emma Watson's depiction of how men and boys are diadvantaged by gender inequality.

Answer 1

Gender inequality is a social concept that states that men and women are not socially equal and therefore must have different rights and freedoms. In addition, this concept states that women must occupy positions of submission in society because of their lack of capacities and qualities in relation to men who must assume dominant positions and therefore must have advantages and rights in society.

This social inequality places women as dependent on men, because it affirms that women do not have the strength, intellect and power to take care of themselves and to make their own choices and that is why they must give space for men to assume these responsibilities. positions in their lives. The problem is that it leaves men privileged over other people's lives, allowing these men to be abusive and to shape women's lives according to their wishes and without considering how women are affected by it.

For this reason, in order for gender inequality to be tackled, it is necessary for men to recognize the capabilities of women, to step back and fight against this type of concept.