Womens Rights

In class lately, we have been coming up with plans on how to "reconstruct the reconstruction" that occured after the Civil War. One of the groups made a point that they wanted more equality between men and women, because since we know what happens in the future, that problem does not get fixed for many years, and in fact, is still something we are dealing with today. While sitting in art class yesterday, we were assigned to think of sayings that had to do with the word "bone." People were shouting out examples, like "throw him a bone" or "he doesn't have a bad bone in his body." Something i noticed about what everyone was saying, is that they always used the word "he" or "his" or "him." Not once did someone say "SHE doesn't have a bad bone in HER body." I found this very interesting, and it helped to prove my point, that there still is a huge difference between men and women today.

Though women have gained many rights throughout the years, like the ability to vote, work, etc, there is still a hidden feeling that men are ranked higher than women. In recent years, we have even had women run for president, which definitely shows how far we have come, seeing as women at one point were supposed to stay at home and work around the house, not run for president, or even get a job at all! However, there is still the issue of generically referring to men, when talking about an unspecified person. What i wonder, is will this ever change? Will there ever be a time where men and women are truly equal?