Class Discussion

Something that I can take away from the conversation we had yesterday is that male privilege is definitely alive and still in power. Our three guest speakers each had their own experiences of how male privilege was used against them or how being a female came with its disadvantages. I learned that being a female makes life 100x harder because females have to worry about sexual assault, sexism, sexual expectations, etc. The system is dominated by men and wants to be dominated by men. Our three female guests were lucky enough to have some nice opportunities in life and given the ability to succeed in their fields. It's hard being a female in a male dominated system because it's natural to want to keep people like you on top. Male Privilege is present everywhere from the U.S. Government down to a fast food restaurant chain.