sexism, feminism, and women's rights

1. without doing any research, what background do you currently have on this issue?

though laws were passed prohibiting things such as unequal pay between men and women, it still happens everyday. statistics show that, depending on race and background, women get paid 10-60% less than the average working man. most women also face sexism nearly everyday without most people realizing it (catcalling, "you can't hit a girl," etc). the united states is not be the most prominently sexist country, and people fail to look outside of that. in saudi arabia, women aren't allowed to drive cars. while some countries prohibit women from working certain jobs, some countries don't allow women to work at all. also, many middle eastern countries deprive women of education and believe that their sole reason to live is to get married young and have children. they are being treated like objects, and not like human beings.

2. what do you want to know about this issue?
i would like to learn what laws and rules have been recently enforced or are currently being discussed that will eventually rid sexism. i would also like to know ways that society as a whole can do to help this issue. and last, i would like to learn all the different opinions on this issue and the people they come from (for example, how females view feminism vs. how males view feminism).

3. why did you choose this issue? had it effected your life? is it something you are passionate about? explain.

i guarantee that every female has faced sexism one time or another in her life. it's an issue nearly all of us face. living in the united states isn't that bad thought there are still vivid acts of sexism (how the media portrays women, gender roles). however, there are other countries in dire need of help with this issue because, as said before, there are females being denied education and jobs. just being we say everyone is equal does not mean that it's true (for example, drugs are illegal but are still used and transported everyday. murder is illegal, but people get murdered everyday, and some people even get away with it especially depending on their race).

update: i have changed my topic to lgbt adoption.