Women and men are commonly seen as having different strengths and weaknesses. Is it right to exclude males or females from certain professions because of their gender?

Gender

bias has been prevalent in our society for many years now since the age of industrialization. The common misconception that

women

are mostly good at doing house chores

such

as weaving, knitting and pottery and that

men

with chivalry are the chief breadwinners of the family by taking part in laborious tasks is slowly disappearing from society these days.

Although

women

and

men

have different strengths and weaknesses, in my opinion, it is not right to exclude males or females from certain professions because of their

gender

. In

this

essay, I will discuss and analyze the salient points from both views and I would draw a reasonable conclusion. On one hand,

men

and

women

are good at myriad tasks. It was a long-held belief that

men

were attributed courage and bravery and were stronger in terms of physical attributes. So in the early days of industrialization,

men

worked in factories, and manufacturing plants or enlisted themselves in the army. While their female counterparts used to work in hospitals, taking care of their children, as babysitters and

also

as typewriters.

This

belief has been shattered by various

women

stalwarts and pioneers in various industries.

For example

, Amelia Earhart became one of the

first

women

to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Moreover

, Marie Curie along with her husband Pierre Curie discovered radioactivity and its unit is coined after her name. Most Scandinavian countries have regimes where most political posts are held by

women

.

This

may be the reason why there is a higher happiness index in these countries. The factors for the happiness quotient include GDP per capita, savings, lower crime rates, less stress and job satisfaction.

On the other hand

, it is not right to exclude someone from a profession or job interview purely on the basis of

gender

.

Nevertheless

, there have been various reports of these occurrences resurfacing to the public.

For instance

, there was the 'MeToo' movement which had sprung up where

men

were seen as oppressor and reports of misogyny and chauvinism which was imminent in most companies.

Thus

to help the

women

's rights movements, the gentlemen must treat their coworkers as their equals. In conclusion,

although

men

and

women

have various strengths and weaknesses, in my view, I feel it is not right to discriminate based on

gender

and exclude someone from certain professions. It would not be long before more

women

would enlist in the military and more

men

earning their living by teaching.