Gender in our society

        Oh gender, gender, gender, so much to say! Honestly i had never really thought so much about gender and how much it plays a role in everyones life until coming to college. When I told my family in Mexico that I was going to the University of Texas, they were really happy for me but really surprised especially because my older brother did not go out of town to college, they were concerned. I was expected to simply graduate from high school and get married and have kids. Actually 95% of the Hispanic girls from back home did just that. Society and our culture has a specific plan for us according to gender.
      I really enjoyed the readings for this week. There were some quotes from the Adams book that I was like wow, but so true. One of the ones I found really funny was when men search to be approved by other men to have their manhood. I was confused in one of my French classes when I was asked if I was feminist. At first I said no, because I wasn't sure what it was. But I am, because I believe in equal rights. I found it really funny, but true, that it said in the book women want to be equal to men, but what men? Men are not equal, they are all different races and ethnicities. This comment left me thinking a lot! I can't even answer that. The whole violence agains women kind of threw me off too. Why should rape and assault done by men be a woman's issue? Women always have to be on guard and be careful because of men. Its funny because now I don't really like going to many places without my fiancé because of other guys. I feel threatened that I only feel safe with him.
    One of the things that affected me to most was the women's pay section. Now this really angers me. Why if we can do just as much or more than men do we have to be paid less? My fiancé is concerned since I want to go to law school. He is not to happy at the fact that I will probably be making more money than him. Why is it such a big deal? Again, i think this affects some cultures more than the others. Culture plays an immense part in gender. Reading about gender had never affected me as much as it does not that i am learned and realizing so much about it.
      I leave you guys with this really cute but very true and interesting video!