Gender Differences

In class the other day we discussed how parents treat girls and boys differently and how families try to keep girls closer to home than boy. Also how girls are taught values of modesty, chastity and making oneself useful in the community. As discussed in class, I think this is because girls get pregnant and boys do not. When a young woman gets pregnant this affects the whole family. It is a burden on the whole family, not just the young woman. If a young man gets a woman pregnant it does not affect him as much. He is not as obligated to take responsibility for the baby. When a young man has a baby it does not affect his whole family as much as it would for a young woman. When a young woman has a baby they are more likely to live with her family. The woman’s family is more likely to take more responsibility on caring for the baby, and also teaching the young woman how to take care on a little baby. I think this is why parents treat girls differently than boys, simply because of biological reasons. Not because parents do not trust girls less than boys. I think this is an unfortunate truth, as I think, girls and boys should be treated the same, but unfortunately biologically this may not be possible.