Men have dominated many aspects within the United States, especially in education and the work force. Women are underrepresented in many areas, even though they have higher success rates in obtaining their bachelors or masters than men. With being more successful in obtaining a higher education, women still face obstacles in obtaining financial aid while attending a university. Having a difficult time obtaining information about financial or having trouble with income not only affects single women, but women that are mothers. We as Americans have to stand for women rights. We can't leave them to fend for themselves. Women are as human as men are and can sometimes be better at many things than us men.
In the article, "Women still face barrier in higher education" by Piedad F. Robertson, Robertson states that "studies have shown that women are more likely than men to earn bachelor’s degrees – in every state, every income bracket and every racial group. Women earn 57 percent of all bachelor’s and 58 percent of all master’s degrees." (Robertson, 3). Being so, why is America against Women, their education and income? Clearly men are lazier in obtaining a higher education and women work harder for their education. While working harder for their education, women also work harder for their children and not many schools help them out with financial aid because colleges don't educate them on how to receive or apply for financial aid. "a recent study by the American Association of University Women revealed that women were significantly more likely than men to cite a lack of money and information about financial aid as obstacles to going to college." (Robertson, 7). If better information was presented to them about financial aid, many women claim "that they would have been 'much more likely' to attend college if better and more user-friendly information about financial aid had been available (51 percent vs. 33 percent for men)." (Robertson, 7). We need better rights for women in many, if not, all aspects within America. They work just as hard as men do, sometimes even harder because a lot of them have children. This should affect everyone because this could be your daughter or wife that could be dealing with this in the future.
Robertson, Piedad F. "Women Still Face Barriers In Higher Education." New York Times. New York Times, 2012. Web. 2014.
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