Big Debates in Cultural Anthropology: Inequality between men and women

Inequality between Men and Women
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Inequality between Men and Women
Inequality between men and women has existed over the centuries of human existence. In today’s modern world, just like the ancient times, women have been discriminated against regarding their roles in society and also set behavioural norms they are supposed to follow. Unlike their male counterparts, women have been boxed into a corner to conform to set societal standards, which they are expected to adhere to. This has women struggle to have their voice heard. The struggles of women to have their voices heard should not surprise us, given their awareness of the role played by ideology in structuring society (Coates, 2015). This discrimination has been engrained by the patriarchal nature of the male world in which the man is expected to stand out as the most superior over his female counterparts.
In marriage set up, a woman is traditionally expected to serve the man (Jewkens, Morels et al., 2015). She is also expected not to have any other partners outside her marriage set up, if she does, it will have her being labeled names and seen as a not adhering to set standards of marriage. An example of a woman being there to serve a man is depicted in the article ‘When Brothers Share a Wife.' Dorje is in a polyandrous set up of marriage, even though the marriage set up is a unique one, where she shares brothers, she still is exp...