Male and females should both have equal rights in and outside the home
... it’s been a tradition sort of thing for girls since the beginning of humankind. Half a century ago girls didn’t be going to school. They would help around the house. Boys have to do the more physical chores. When there are no boys in the family, the father would work in the farm, if that’s where they live, and they would work with the help of their daughters. If there are no girls in the house, in some families, boys don’t have to help around the house as much (Gender Issues, 1995). Boys wouldn’t mind, but girls have a more difficult life to live. Now that girls go to school to study, they is much more of a burden on them. Even though the chores that girls do are easier than what boys do, they still have a much harder life. Cooking and cleaning is what was done by the hands of girls in the past, which hasn’t changed a bit but with more work on their hands and mind (Teen Tips, 1996). The two common eating disorder problems that teenaged females have are anorexia and bulimia. Teenaged girls are at more risk than boys (Teen Tips, 1996), although boys also start dieting or go for weight training for “perfect built” (Boy v. Girl, 2002). These symptoms usually begin between ages 12-30 (Teen Tips, 1996). Girls feel bad about themselves and that is what leads them to these decisions that they’ve make. There are serious health problems that follow these eating disorders. If girls weren’t made fun of about how they look, they wouldn’t be going on a serious diet. Today the boys go for the girls that have thin bodies and that are pretty; that is why girls start to exercise more than they need to and eat less which is unhealthy for a teenager at a growing stage. If one is obese, then it wouldn’t matter if they start exercising a lot, taking under consideration that they have to eat just as healthy. By dieting and exercising, and being anorexic, it won’t make a girl look better; it just ruins the figure and makes one look sicker than they think they are. (Teen Tips, 1996) It also brings down their self esteem. Low self esteem about oneself has a lot of future problems. The side effects of anorexia are: “dizziness, heart problems, low blood pressure, low temperature and fainting spells. Anorexia causes hair and fingernails to become brittle and loss of hair on the head. Dry skin, dehydration, and constipation are also symptoms of anorexia. People with anorexia often feel depressed, tired and cold. Anorexia also causes lanugos, which is the growth of furry soft hair on face, back and arms. Anorexia can result in slow or stunted growth. Anorexia can cause menstrual periods to stop since there is not enough estrogen to maintain the body's normal function. Not having enough estrogen can lead to osteoporosis or weak bones. The combination of osteoporosis and over exercising can lead to stress fractures” (Eating Disorders, 2003). Bulimia is just the opposite. Girls will eat even if they’re not hungry and get rid of food and calories by vomiting or by exercising. Anorexia and bulimia shouldn’t be taken lightly. Since its girls going on a diet, parents sometimes may not pay much attention to them. Girls should get equal respect from their parents as well as from outside (Teen Tips, 1996). There is also another eating disorder, compulsive overeating. It can affect teens of both sexes, and for this there is serious help required by physicians. Both girls and boys need to get equal attention to these disorders because of the chances of death it may cause (Teen Tips, 1996). In 1972 in the U.S, a law was passed called Title IX, which stated that males and females need to have the same rights and privileges at school. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded by participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” In the year 1972 before the law was passed, males had more opportunities than females did. (Boy v. Girl, 2002) • Men earned 93% of law degrees and women earned 7%, men earned 91% medical degrees while women earned only 9% medical degrees and men earned 99% dental degrees while women earned only 1% of dental degrees. This has changed a lot over the years and now the stats show 22 years after the Title IX law was passed: • Men earned 57% law degrees and 62% medical and dental degrees whil...