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Women's role in society  

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In the last 40 years, women's role in the society has changed dramatically. Women comprise a large proportion of workforce and their status also rises as well. Although the situation has improved, women are considered as different from men, more precisely, gender inequalities still exist in both workplace and family. In this essay, I will explain the causes of this inequality and critically assess the extent of the barriers to and the restrictions within employment experienced by women. Women's subordination was historically determined by their physical weakness and coercion. Women's lesser capacity for violence as well as for work has been an essential factor for determination. Women's biological capacity is much more limited than men. They have not only been less able to perform certain tasks, but also have less ability to protect themselves. 'Women were thought to be no use either for war or in the construction of cities,'...

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