Dictation 5

Dictation 5 Today we live in a world that continually stresses to us that, “All men are created equal.”While this sounds great at face value, further inspection tells us that this is far from realistic and sadly may never be. One can examine any aspect of society whether it be race, religion, language, level of education, sexual orientation or economic status and notice that there are numerous characteristics and factors that enable others to treat others differently. This truth may not bepleasant ormakeone feel all warm and fuzzy inside, however it is our society’s reality,however disappointing it may be. Even if the statement above as to the equality of all men were true, how about women? Clearly women have made tremendous progresses towards equality in recent decades; however we still live in a society in whichthe worth of women is measured in their physical appearance and not the irintellectual contribution or talents. It is not an unknown secret that manywomen are paid considerablyless than men for doing the same type of work. What effect does this obviousgap between men and women have on our nation’s female population? The effect of this is the unconscious understanding that women are inferior to men in our society. This inequality between men andwomen is not something new to our country or even the world for that matter.However, it is a phenomenon that is rarely discussed.