Male dominance

 Having our three guest speakers really opened my eyes to so much privilege that is hidden in front of our faces due to our roles as men. As men, we don't notice the pay discrepancy, fair work practices and power difference IN GENDERS. As men we usually tend to see the difference of those issues among other men which can usually be pin pointed back to racism. However, rarely will men ever stop and notice how cruel the world (society) can be to women and their ideas, work ethic, and experience. Women are restricted far beyond any man could be. Not only in salary pay but in the "allowed" contributions to our advancement as humanity. Women are made less and usually expected to take care of the "tedious" and reproductive work while the male is the face of power, superiority, and plain out privilege. The privilege has been instilled in our society  since our history has begun but we have believed to be beyond that point just how we live in a "post-racial society". However, that is not the case, sexism is very much alive and an illness that stops/limits our economic and social growth. Women are held to standards that are so low that they cannot intertwine in the "male" fields of studies (which happen to be the majority of the higher paying jobs). Also, since I am a senior I have been researching a ton of colleges and it all comes to the same thing-- women are limited and even restricted from the same knowledge as men. The numbers of men in colleges and universities is (in most cases) greatly superior to those of women in the same institutions. But today what shocked me the most www how our own GOVERNMENT can be so corrupt and sexist. It only strengthened my previous idea that our system is the root of all evil. As young men how can we begin to stir change in the lives of women who face severe oppression which our communities have become blind to? How can we stir a nation to finally walk the earth as brothers and sisters? As of right now I can only think of changing the views of my peers on young women, they are not to be objectified but treated as righteous competitors and contributors to society and not just "baby factors" as I've heard before. Our society will only change when the privileged (in this case men) begin to accept that we are in fact privileged and can cause change as long as we are willing to sacrifice and share for the sake of equality among all. 

Once again I would like to point out that having three ladies who have experienced these atrocities caused by society, communities, and the government, really cleared up my mind and made me realize how strongly dominant men are in our daily lives. Even to the point where we feel as if rape is even okay to think about, let alone act upon, but sadly the statistics of rape seem to be increasing as men "gain" power and control over more and more parts of the system when in reality the  system has always belonged to men, but times are changing and our society needs to as well.