Historically and cross-culturally sexism is most often used to subordinate women?

Answer 1

For centuries women have been placed in a secondary position to men. The idea originated from The Bible that Eve gave Adam the Apple and therefore brought sin into the world. The fact that women have born children also added to this thinking making them weaker. Children were also considered to be born with sin. When the Catholic Church made the ruling that priests be celibate many women were left alone in poverty because they were no longer married to the man who was a priest. Women became chattel to men and have been bought, sold, raped, abused, and bartered for lands and wealth. Women haven't been allowed to go to school, own property, have their own money, and make decisions for themselves. Since inheritances were from the males this locked women out of gaining any power or property. There have been a few exceptions like Eleanor of Aquitaine who was the wife of two kings and the mother of 3 kings. Yet, she was placed in exile for many years by her husband. It was a common practice in the Middle Ages to put women in a nunnery to get rid of them and remove them from society. Single women had to stay with family and a male relative was made their guardian. This persistented all the way through to the 1900's and still women were given little education, or freedom to live as they wanted. Today, in the world there are places where women still don't have any civil rights, education, or are forced into sexual slavery. Even in the United States the civil rights of women has been a long process. It wasn't until Title 9 in the 1960's that women's sports in schools and colleges had equal access to funding. The first woman fighter pilot was in the 1980's, but she still couldn't fight in a combat role. As late as 1991 women were required to get a permission to buy car insurance and getting credit was also limited. Today there are some who like to have women go back 100 years in civil rights. The fact that women have been able to control their own reproductive health has given women a means to gain education, wealth, and power. Reproductive freedom is an economic issue for the most part because it has allowed women the freedom to go into government, business, and gain higher education replacing men in positions of power.

Answer 2

For centuries women have been placed in a secondary position to men. The idea originated from The Bible that Eve gave Adam the Apple and therefore brought sin into the world. The fact that women have born children also added to this thinking making them weaker. Children were also considered to be born with sin. When the Catholic Church made the ruling that priests be celibate many women were left alone in poverty because they were no longer married to the man who was a priest. Women became chattel to men and have been bought, sold, raped, abused, and bartered for lands and wealth. Women haven't been allowed to go to school, own property, have their own money, and make decisions for themselves. Since inheritances were from the males this locked women out of gaining any power or property. There have been a few exceptions like Eleanor of Aquitaine who was the wife of two kings and the mother of 3 kings. Yet, she was placed in exile for many years by her husband. It was a common practice in the Middle Ages to put women in a nunnery to get rid of them and remove them from society. Single women had to stay with family and a male relative was made their guardian. This persistented all the way through to the 1900's and still women were given little education, or freedom to live as they wanted. Today, in the world there are places where women still don't have any civil rights, education, or are forced into sexual slavery. Even in the United States the civil rights of women has been a long process. It wasn't until Title 9 in the 1960's that women's sports in schools and colleges had equal access to funding. The first woman fighter pilot was in the 1980's, but she still couldn't fight in a combat role. As late as 1991 women were required to get a permission to buy car insurance and getting credit was also limited. Today there are some who like to have women go back 100 years in civil rights. The fact that women have been able to control their own reproductive health has given women a means to gain education, wealth, and power. Reproductive freedom is an economic issue for the most part because it has allowed women the freedom to go into government, business, and gain higher education replacing men in positions of power.