TOW #3 - Text

In the more recent years, there has been a lot of attention on women's rights. Women have been fighting for recognition in the social world, especially in the workplace. However, Ann-Marie Slaughter brings up a very valid point in her article on Time, Women Are Sexist, Too. As the title states very obviously, Slaughter's main argument in her article is that women are just as sexist of men as men are of women. Of course, it's been known that in the workplace, women are treated unequally compared to how men are treated. Slaughter even brings up a scenario in which, "you walk into your office on your first day of work and your boss, a man, says, 'I have evolved biologically to do this job better than you can, but I'm going to let you try. To be sure it's done right, however, I will leave you detailed instructions for every individual task. And when I travel, I will call in every couple of hours to make sure you are following those instructions to the letter.' " (5). She continues by saying how women become upset at this situation. However, she notes, in regards to leaving male partners in charge of children, the double standards that women hold. Just as men criticize women for not doing something their way in the workplace, women criticize men for not doing things their way in the household. The only difference is that men have been addressed about their criticism, while women have free reign to criticize their husbands; otherwise, they say that their rights are being violated. Although I am for women's rights, I agree with Slaughter that men should be receive their rights in the household just as women receive theirs in the workplace.