Gender Roles in America

I read an article from Arbiteronline.com called 'Breaking free of our sex: it's time to redefine gender roles in America'. Shannon Morgan, the author of this article says ,"In America we are taught that women are the nurturers, the child-bearers, the keepers of the home and objects of sexual gratification. Men are the bread winners, the strong ones, the alpha males, the bringers of the bacon and are taught that their sexual urges are natural whereas women’s are not - we’re sluts." This quote really stuck with me the most as I read the rest of the article. Most people think that men should do the work and make all the money while women are supossed to stay home cooking and cleaning. That is where they are wrong, women can do much more then house work and run arrends. In this article, Shannon talks about how women are more then sex objects and something nice to look at. She also talks about how America needs to start treating men and women as equals and not superior to one another, even though we are taught from the very beginning the roles of the man and the roles of the woman. I think its important for our generation and older generations to teach newer generations that all people are created equally and should be treated that way too.


Morgan, Shannon. "Breaking free of our sex: it's time to redefine gender roles in America"Arbiteronline.com (2007)