The Issue Of Women s Equality - 1347 Words

In the past 50 years, women have gained much more equality in America. That progress was a necessary step for our modern nation, but such a big change has been a factor in the breakdown of our nation s families. In the past 50 years, divorce rates have more than doubled. In the present day, it is just as likely that a married couple will divorce as it is that they will stay together (Marriage and Divorce). The push for women s equality has been a factor in the breakdown of the American family by increasing women s individuality, complicating family decisions, and moving women into the workforce. Although the idea of females being individuals is true and logical, it has caused an imbalance and disconnect in American families. Women s†¦show more content†¦Those roles do not need to be held by the traditional gender, but their presence is vital. For example, my friend comes from a family where the father is the disciplinarian, handyman, and worker of the family, while the mother does not fulfill the other needed roles such as being a nurturer, organizer, or forgiver. In that family, the husband assumes traditional gender roles while the woman does not, so there are traits missing from the group. If you put their family on the scale mentioned above, they would be unstable and fall much to the man s side. In reality, also, they are very unstable and have separated many times because of that imbalance. The individuality that women have gained has also caused them to be more focused on themselves than the family as a whole. Females have gained a sense of individuality and uniqueness, so they want to be able to pursue their own wants. Traditionally, the man was the only one able to go after his wants, and many men still do. When only one parent focused on themselves, the family could still be stable. Now, both sexes are viewed as individuals who can pursue their goals. Just because women can now do that, doesn t mean that men have stopped. In moderation, parents having individual goals and journies is healthy and helps families be content, but when both parents are seeking that, it easily gets out of hand and causes a disconnect within families. The family