This is a mans world or is it?

Friday 14th July 1930. How are our women being treated today? They say its a mans world, but it cant be nothing, I repeat, nothing, without a women, or a girl, right?
Although today I and my companion are writing about the overall issue of sexism, it is, and always has been, an on-going issue. Most men assume that women are good for simply batting their eyelashes, acting provocative and causing havoc. But, once again, one woman who may have acted in this way has become the stereotypical image for the whole female gender. In 1920, women were given the right to vote but after that, nothing else seemed to change. Women still have fewer legal rights than men, and when I say fewer, I mean an extremely limited amount in comparison to men. Even though unmarried women can own property and land, as soon as they get married, every single one of their possessions instantly belong to their husband. Albeit, they should share property, but, say, your mother wrote in her will that you could own her country house, but as soon as you get married, your husband owns it. Fairness. There is no fairness whatsoever. Women have lower wages than men, and many of them work in factories, clothing industries, hospitals and schools. Even if a woman has the same job as a man, the man will get a higher pay why is this happening? Mostly, however, 68% of women work as housewives for our upper class husbands and

brides, and even then, they are still treated with the same amount of disrespect. Last year, there was an extortionate rise in the amount of female employees fired from local sewing factories. The employment rate dropped from 87% to 75%, which is more than a tenth, and the highest its dropped in fifteen years. One of the main issues with todays society is that we believe wife-wood and parent-hood for women is their most valued, significant possession(s). If the spouse of a woman is working a full time job, then they, as a mother, should be put in the position to look after the children. We travelled to Soledad, on a ranch owned by an extremely wealthy man, Albert Curly senior. On this ranch, there are over twenty five men working different jobs and machinery. We interviewed one of the men that worked in the ranch, Mr Jonathon Slim, on the idea of women being treated unequally. This is what he had to say. Good afternoon, Mr Slim. Wed like to ask you a few simple questions regarding the women youve come across both outside and inside the ranch. Mr Slim: Funny little question that. Outside the ranch, I come across all sorts of pretty women workin in cat houses and that. Just the usual. Ya know, nothin much goin on upstairs, that type of crack but on this barn, we got a right piece of jailbait goin. Curleys wife. Shes one of those ladies that makes you glad to be a man. Pretty face, nice body but shell get you fired. Shes like a one way ticket to losing your job. Me: Has she ever made a pass at you? Mr Slim: Shes been makin them at everyone. Its nothin new, we get women like that comin and goin but shes the bosss sons wife, we can get rid of her that easy. Unfortunately, Mr Slim was called over for an issue they encountered with some of the horses. Upon encountering Curleys wife, Mrs

Cara Elliot Curley, she was extremely pleasant to us, offering us both some of the homebaked apple pie she made, and an iced bottle of coca cola which wiped away some of the heat the sun was scattering. She was very hesitant at first when we first interviewed her and constantly looked around to see if someone was watching us, but, after finishing off the very delicious pie she gave us, she decided to answer some of the questions we asked her. This is what she had to say: Me: Mrs Elliot Curley, how do you think the men on the barn think about you? Mrs Elliot Curley: They all think about me the same way. Useless. Worthless provocative. I cant talk to nobody without one of them being cruel to me. They never wanna look me in the eyes, just below my neck it can get uncomfortable, lonely its as though Im constantly vulnerable. I hate it. Me: Does your husband look out for you? Mrs Elliot Curley: No. Curley thinks hes tough. Hes about two inches taller than me without the boots he usually wears. He doesnt look out for me he hardly spends time with me. All he likes to do is boxin. He spends hours boxin. Me: Do you think that if you didnt live on a ranch with all these men, they maybe you wouldnt be so upset about the way youre treated. Mrs Elliot Curley: (sighs) (Pauses) No. All women are treated this way. Sometimes, women treat each other this way. My mama was like that. She never wanted me to do anything. Hid all my letters. Made me feel unloved and unwanted. Marrying Curley was the only way I could escape. Unfortunately, Miss Elliot Curley had to leave for reasons unknown to us. We left the ranch shortly after, not seeing another woman until we left for Soleded town. With some research, we also found out that the cases of domestic and sexual abuse had risen in the past twenty years.