... females are more powerful than males. In almost every culture the responsibility of looking after the child/children and the domestic work lie's with the woman, while the man traditionally possess the responsibility of providing for the family. Thus it can be said that men's roles compared to the roles of women are generally more rewarding and highly valued. However with the current separation of work between the sexes it has led to unequal positions being assumed by man and woman in terms of prestige, power and wealth. In spite of the advances made by women in many countries across the world, gender differences persist to serve as the foundation for social inequalities. Sociologist have therefore developed new concepts to analyse gender inequality (Abercrombie 2002, pg, 193) since it would able the interconnectedness of the different aspects of gender inequality to be captured. Patriarchy is one such concept, for it is ...

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