Looking into the female gender health gap we try to understand what differences go into the gender gap to determine why there is a gap between men and women. We understand that there is a gap in health care but don’t know what factors play into determining this gap.

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Research done by www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov tells us that naturally women live longer than men, explaining that women on average do not have as many health concerns as men. They also explain that men have more health concerns do to their own fault. Men’s actions put them more at risk, for example, men on average speed more, more likely to use drugs, and take part in dangerous behavior when with friends. While women on the other hand have better eating habits, do not partake in drugs and are not influenced by friends; they are not at a lot of health risk. So, as a result do not need extensive health care.

As mentioned above men commit actions that can often lead into affecting their health. Masculinity plays into just that; to break it down into simple terms men for some reason always have to prove that they are manly and have control and by doing this they pull stunts that put themselves in danger of severely hurting themselves or perhaps dying. Which leads us to why it can be hard for men to find the right health care, just because that are at a higher risk of injury or death ranging from the workplace to a rowdy night out on the town with their “bros.”

So, this leaves us dumbfounded on why women cannot afford or find the right health care. They are at less risk than men of getting hospitalized or dying, so shouldn’t it make since that they deserve affordable health care? For example, there is always risks of car accidents that could leave women injured or dead. This is where gender roles can play apart in receiving health care. In cases that have been noticed, men in a family will not allow the female to receive health care because they can be viewed as weaker or not as important. As well as the government not recognizing women at risk as much as men so do not provide reasonable plans for health care because of workplace environment, drug abuse statistics, and not dealing with masculinity to drive their behavior to put them at risk.

I believe that this whole discussion can be broken down into simple terms of why there is a gap in the health care industry. That is the simple fact that women are not at risk as much as men for injury or death and as a result they are heavily overlooked for a right to health care.

Nathan Loyd

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When understanding ‘global gender gap’ it is important to know that it is going to be different for different countries in different parts of the world. Overall, the global gender gap is the measurement of women and men in 4 categories which are health, education, economy, and politics. As mentioned above, each country holds diverse and constantly changing social structures that affectively alter their status on the global gender gap.

When looking into the gender gap report, Businessinsider.com they show their data from 2018 study that measurers the highest and lowest global gender gap in all the countries around the world. It shows Iceland with the lowest gap and Yemen with the highest gap.

The factors that contribute to this study and data shown above are health, education, economy, and politics. The factors that contribute for a country such as Iceland to be on top is the same 4 categories as mentioned before, health, education, economy, and politics. Iceland is on top for the simple reasoning that there is not much difference between men and women; it provides evidence that women have the same opportunity as well as success as men when receiving health benefits, achieving the same or higher education, receiving the same

pay, and are involved in their government system.

Looking at the United States and their ranking in the global gender gap, they rank 51^st out of 149. The reasoning behind why they are not ranked higher on the list is because the United States does not put a lot of effort in giving women the same health care as men, the same goes for education, economy, and politics. The United States establish a uphill climb for women to get the same pay as men for doing the same job as well as challenging women when they are in a position to run for any type of public office. In order for the United States to improve their ranking in the global gender gap is just to simply focus and put more effort into giving women the same opportunity and equal chance for success in the United states such as equal health care, stabilize the wage gap, and provide equal chance for public office of any kind.

When women get pregnant, reproductive responsivities defiantly provide setbacks in their role sociality; their education or job can be put on hold when carrying a child and raising one but that is perfectly fine as long as that is their choice. This role that they take on when a woman gets pregnant is hard enough but the gender gap plays into this a lot because in most cases it is difficult for women to get proper maternity leave. So, for example it will become difficult for women to have a stable income while pregnant. Men’s responsibilities during this time is to fight for the maternity leave they disserve and if that is not an option then it is his job to do his best to provide for her and the child.

We can look into Yemen and some of the inequalities that women face inside the country we notice that they fail in all 4 categories of health, education, economy, and politics.Women don’t come close to having the same health care as men, they are not offered the same opportunity towards education, they face a harsh wage gape if they can even get a job in the first place, and cannot have a chance to hold public office. Which shows dramatically in their placement in the global gender gap rankings.

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As we look into Musuo of China which is a matrilineal culture, we discover that it is a simple undeveloped community that is run by women and is handed down from the female line. It is known that this is a society that is not known for having an economy, its modes of production are foraging, horticulture, and cattle herding. It is run by women, everything is past down from the female line and men do not have much say.

Men do carry roles in this society, although they have no jobs they have responsibilities of raising children, building houses, and fishing. The roles of males and females are completely switch in this

society as of how we would assume roles in developed societies today. In today’s time the Musuo culture is cut off form most of the modern world but still makes strides to bring in tourism which sheds light on the uncommon society.

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In America, the roles of males and females are very different. From a economy standpoint, men do most of the production while at the same time woman are still able to do the same work but also run into the issue of not receiving the same paycheck, also known as the wage gap. From a social and political side, men are also the front runners while women are striding to make their mark in politics; which they have made outstanding progress in recent years. Within gender relationships in human groups, women are viewed as less dominate as men and society struggles to change the outlook for women.

Although the above paragraph may be true, women’s roles in America have changed drastically over time. Women was once seen as stay at home moms that were supposed to raise the children, cook, and clean; while the men were the bread winners of the family. But in today’s America women are on the up rise making progress and having success by achieving higher education as well as clinching higher paying jobs as ever before. Although they still have a uphill battle to receive better health care and closing the wage gap, society has changed for the better within women’s rights and is continuing to do so.

Nathan Loyd

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Sex and Gender, Know the Difference

When understanding the difference between sex and gender I believe that it is a simple understanding of that both sex and gender have two completely different interpretations. According to Sceiceabc.com, sex is biological differences between males and females such as the genitalia and genetic differences. While gender is more difficult to define but it can refer to an individual’s concept of themselves as well as the role that a male or female has in society which is also known as gender role. With this being said, does gender have social/cultural constructs related to roles and expectations? For example, in older society beliefs the roles and expectations of gender was for females to be stay at home moms, cook and clean and raise the children while men were the bread winners of the family and provide for his wife and kids. In modern society that arrangement is not often used. Females are more encouraged to work as well as achieve higher education even though they are still challenged by society through discrimination, sexual harassment, and the wage gap. While these implications are not talked about these are the issues that gender roles face not even to mention the roles transgender females, transsexual females, etc. face.

With my understanding of gender roles, some of the stereotypes and biases that we will most likely face in society is acceptance. People understanding that there is more than just male and female as well as every gender stands for something different and takes on a different role. The challenge will be for acceptance in society and an equal chance for success.

Defining gender beyond the binary breaks down into somewhat of a simple definition, gender beyond the binary is simply not being male nor female but being disconnected forms of masculine and feminine.

Defining third gender is a category of people who do not identify as a male or female while at the same time can be a combination of male and female genders.

When looking into Hijra of India on TheCultureTrip.com, I discovered that it is a special community of trans women that has been a part of the continent for over 4,000 years and has only been recognized as a third gender. Unfortunately, after looking at their roles in the community they are often victims of abuse and discrimin

ation. Violence and hate crimes are common within the community. But it is not the same for the Mahu of Hawaii, according to Huffpost.com it is a community of people mostly being transgender but they do not look at it as gender but as an orientation. Mahu are valued and respected in traditional Hawaiian cultures and are seen as an asset. They are seen as healers and caregivers by society.

Overall, the understanding of sex and gender is growing in today’s world, it has slowly worked its way into the light for people to understand but still has a big uphill battle before it is fully accepted by society. It has its place in society as demonstrated by the Mahu’s of Haaii and I believe with the right kind of courage and leadership we can make strides for the rest of the world to follow and hopefully one day it will come as second nature to society.