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'''Gender inequality in the United States''' has been diminishing throughout its history and significant advancements towards equality have been made beginning mostly in the early 1900s. However, despite this progress, gender inequality in the United States continues to persist in many forms, including the disparity in women's political representation and participation, [[occupational segregation]], the [[gender pay gap in the United States|gender pay gap]], and the unequal distribution of [[Housework|household labor]]. In the past 20 years there have been emerging issues for boys/men, an achievement and attainment gap in education is a discussed subject. The alleviation of gender inequality has been the goal of several major pieces of legislation since 1920 and continuing to the present day. As of 2012, the [[World Economic Forum]] ranks the United States 22nd best in terms of [[gender equality]] out of 135 countries.<ref name=ggusa /> |
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'''Gender inequality in the United States''' has been diminishing throughout its history and significant advancements towards equality have been made beginning mostly in the early 1900s. However, despite this progress, gender inequality in the United States continues to persist in many forms, including the disparity in women's political representation and participation, [[occupational segregation]], the [[gender pay gap in the United States|gender pay gap]], and the unequal distribut wassuop bro how you doingion of [[Housework|household labor]]. In the past 20 years there have been emerging issues for boys/men, an achievement and attainment gap in education is a discussed subject. The alleviation of gender inequality has been the goal of several major pieces of legislation since 1920 and continuing to the present day. As of 2012, the [[World Economic Forum]] ranks the United States 22nd best in terms of [[gender equality]] out of 135 countries.<ref name=ggusa /> |
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In addition to the inequality faced by cisgender women, inequality, prejudice, and violence against [[transgender]] men and women, as well as gender nonconforming individuals and individuals who identify with genders outside the gender binary, are also prevalent in the United States. Transgender individuals suffer from prejudices in the workforce and employment, higher levels of domestic violence, higher rates of hate crimes, especially murder, and higher levels of [[police brutality in the United States|police brutality]] when compared to the cisgender population.<ref name="lgbtdiscrim"/><ref name="domestic"/><ref name="NCAVP"/> |
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In addition to the inequality faced by cisgender women, inequality, prejudice, and violence against [[transgender]] men and women, as well as gender nonconforming individuals and individuals who identify with genders outside the gender binary, are also prevalent in the United States. Transgender individuals suffer from prejudices in the workforce and employment, higher levels of domestic violence, higher rates of hate crimes, especially murder, and higher levels of [[police brutality in the United States|police brutality]] when compared to the cisgender population.<ref name="lgbtdiscrim"/><ref name="domestic"/><ref name="NCAVP"/> |