Blog #7: The Allegory of The Cave through History

As children it has been instilled in many young girls and boy’s minds that they can be anything they want when they grow up. From a child’s point of view little boys always believe that they are somehow better than girls, faster, stronger, and smarter. Boys grow up to carry this negative trait which can lead them to a life of believing men are more dominant than women. A situation from human history which has been an on going illusion is men being inferior to women.  It has been represented in countless amounts of situations, for example in the home. It is expected of the female to clean, cook and tend to the children while the husband is out at work. Women have struggled with the stigma of not being able to be anything more than a mother and housewife. This has been happening throughout history and around the world of women’s struggles every day to prove that they can be just as good, or even better at doing a “man’s job”. Another example would be seen in the work place. Gender differences can impact ones salary. No matter a how hard a female tries, if there is a male who is doing just as good as her or maybe even not as well, it’s hard for women to get the recognition they deserve. It is slowly being proven that women can indeed succeed without any restrictions; there are female business owners, CEO’s and presidents of very prestigious companies. Also women are able to run a single family home, while working and insuring her children are taken care of. As stated in Ashley Crossman’s article about the Feminist theory, “Feminist theory is most concerned with giving a voice to women and highlighting the various ways women have contributed to society.” (source: http://sociology.about.com/od/Sociological-Theory/a/Feminist-Theory.htm)