Analysis Of The Article The American Ideal - 964 Words

Vasi Papadopulos Mr. Lofaro 20 American History September 28, 2015 The American Ideal As expressed in the constitution, the United States has not lived up to the ideal of equality. Economic inequality has surged into a greater issue over the past several years. Gender inequality is something that has began to reduce in the US ever since the 1900s. Even though big changes have been made, gender inequality stills exists in the workplace due to many reasons. Furthermore, ever since colonial times, racism has been a prodigious problem in the United States . Examples of racial inequality includes poverty and education, as a result, racial inequality has become an obstacle America has been facing all throughout our history First, economic†¦show more content†¦Subsequently, even though big changes have been made, gender inequality stills exists in the workplace. In the United States, the percent of women engaged in the workforce is falling behind other western countries. The United States ranked 22nd best in terms of gender equality out of 135 countries. Researchers say that that the United States is falling behind due to the lack of business and social support for working women. In addition to this, the United States is the only industrialized nation that does not have paid parental leave. Moreover, in an Huffington post article, Katy Hall found that as a result of the Family Medical Leave act of 1993, new parents are guaranteed their jobs twelve weeks after their baby is due. This act does not require the company to give fully paid maternity leave. Unpaid parental leave could make a woman not want to work since if she does it would be harder for her to start a family. Hence, this makes it har der for women to work. If a woman is not having paid maternity leave, then this will cause her to have problems when trying to provide for her child if she does decide to have one. Moreover, a study directed by researchers at San Fernando Valley State College said that â€Å" when an individual with a PhD applies for a position at a university, that individual is significantly more likely to be offered a higher level