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    MiaCain

    Ms.Gardner
    English10
    18November2015
    EqualPayandRepresentationTomorrow,ActionsToday
    Sheisyourmother.Sheisyourfriend.Sheisthewomansittingnexttoyou.(Anaphora)
    Whatmightallthesewomenhaveincommon?Theyareallvictimsofgenderdiscrimination.
    Discriminationisdefinedas:thepracticeofunfairlytreatingapersonorgroupofpeopledifferentlyfrom
    otherpeopleorgroupsofpeople(MerriamWebster).Thesewomenarepaidunequally,underminedin
    authority,andhavetheirgenderdefinednegativelyinlanguage.Discriminationisontheriseinallareas
    wherewomenareconcerned.
    Areyouwillingtogetinthegameorwillyoustayonthebench?
    (Allusiontosittingoutinsports)
    Orparticipateinafightforequaltreatmentandstandards?
    Formy
    fellowclassmatesandI,
    from
    wheredoesthisgenderhierarchyspring?(Direct
    Address)
    (
    RhetoricalQuestion)
    Theanswerisintheportrayalofwomeninsocietyandmedia.
    From
    littlegirlstoadultwomenattheendoftheirlives,fromrichhousewivestopoorfarmwives,this
    genderconstraintaffectsusall.(Antithesis)Thediscrepanciesinsportsareenormous.(Shorter)
    For
    example,intheWorldCup,theUnitedStatesWomensNationalTeamwonitallandwerepaidtwo
    milliondollars.Theirmalecounterparts,Germany,werepaid35milliondollars.Men'steamseliminatedin
    thefirstroundwerepaideightmillion,orfourtimesasmuchasthewomenschampion(CNNMoney).
    Womenoverallmakeless.Themovieindustryisanotherexampleofgenderdiscrimination.Inthe
    movie
    AmericanHustle
    ,actressesJenniferLawrenceandAmyAdamsreceiveda7%cutofprofitswhile
    actorsJeremyRennerandChristianBalereceiveda9%cutofprofits(Robehmed).Infilm,almostall
    blockbustersstaramalelead.Infact,arecentstudyfoundthatjust21ofthe100topgrossingfilmsof2014
    featuredafemaleleadorcolead(Robehmed).Theoverallsalaryisfarlowerforwomeninallclasses.As
    wellwhitewomanreceive78centsforeverywhiteman'sdollar.
    Forthoseofracialminoritiesthewage

    gapexpands,forLatinowomenreceive56centstoawhitemalesdollar,forBlackwomenreceive64
    centsandNativeAmericanwomen59centstothat(Robehmed).(Polysyndeton)
    Thisdifferenceis
    alarming.Forbesfoundthatifwomenwerepaidequally,thenationalpovertyforwomenwoulddecrease
    byhalf.
    Meninbothsportsandfilmstandoutastheyaremediaicons.Menssportsgeneratehigher
    viewershipandmorerevenue(CNN).Theseissuesareintheprocessofchange.TheWomensWorldCup
    FinalshatteredU.S.soccerviewingrecordsforbothgenders.WithactressessuchasJenniferLawrence
    andGwynethPaltrowspeakingoutyoumustbelievethesewomenwillnotacceptanotherdiscriminatory
    paycheck.Thiscontinuedspeakingoutwillleadtochange.
    Notonlydowewitnessthisexampleofpaydiscrepancy,butanotherareawherewomenaretreated
    differentlyisinvocabulary.Commonphrasesinsportsaremanup,youfightlikeagirl,whyareyou
    actinglikeasissy?

    Thesephrasesareharshandnegativetowardswomen.Theyusewomenasametaphor
    forplayinglessthanacceptable.Otherexamplesarewhenagirlisinaleadershippositionisclassified
    asbossy,notbeingarealleader,takingactionforpositivesake.
    Doyoucalloutthebrighteststarsfor
    beingtoobiginthesky?(Metaphor)
    Theseconnotationshavetakenaverynegativeroutforwomen.
    Manyorganizationshavenottakenastanceagainstsexism,theNFLisaprimeexample,withits
    manyexcusesfordomesticviolence.Femalesinpowerandpoliticsarefeared,butshouldbecelebrated.
    Womenmakeup20%oftheSenateand19%oftheHouseandyetaccountfor50%ofthepopulation.
    Soinsports,politicsandleadership,makewordspositive,encourageleadershiprolesinwomen,
    talkopenlyaboutsalary,andprotestactionsnegativelyaffectingwomen.Alltheseactionsmovewomen
    intoanequaltreatmenttomorrow.
    SoaskyourselfamIalwaysgoingtobeaffectedbythis?
    (Alliteration)Thetruthisthateveryfemaleyouknowanddonotknowwillfacethisbarriersodo
    notletitbeoneforeveryfemaleyoudonotknowandeveryfemaleyoudo.(Chiasmus)
    Soclassmatesofmineleaveheretodayinthatgenderdiscriminationisnottheresponsibilityof
    solelywomen,butofallthoseworkingforagreatersocietytomorrow.
    SoembraceRondaRousey'sand

    SerenaWilliams,SherylSandberg'sandHillaryClinton'sbecausewomenofstrengthshouldbe
    shown,notfrownedupon.(ImperativeSentence)

    WorksCited
    CNNMoney.WomenWorldCupchampswinwaaaaaylessmoneythanmen.
    CNNMoney.NewYork.7July2015.6November2015.NewspaperOnline.

    MerriamWebster.Discrimination.2015MerriamWebster.12November2015.
    OnlineDictionary.
    Robehmed,Natalie.Forbes.JenniferLawrenceSpeaksOutOnMakingLessThanMale
    CoStars.13October2015.10November2015.NewspaperOnline.

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