Gender Inequality: What's Changing? What's Not?

Gender inequality still exists within American society despite social change and can be seen largely in America’s work place.

Paula England, sociology professor from Stanford University, spoke Thursday night at the National Weather Center about the prevalence of gender inequality in college majors.

Women have entered the male job domain more than men have entered women’s, England said. England argued that this has occurred because women’s roles are regarded less favorably than men’s.

“The desegregation of college fields has occurred because women have enrolled more in typical male fields,” England said. Female enrollment in business, accounting and marketing has spiked, while male enrollment in English and elementary education has remained flat.

England urged college students to dispel thoughts stereotyping gender inequality as only occurring in lower class levels and within lower education levels.