The Effects of Sexism in “Boys and Girls.”

The world is a place where everyone calls “home” but is it really considered a home when sexism exists everyday? When someone thinks about home, it is a place where a person can do anything without being judged or told what to do. Everyone is a human being but why is it that sexism gets to decide what a person's role is? In society, people are “labelled” to do specific tasks because of their gender. Sexism is the main social issue that should not restrict what a gender can or cannot do. There are three main effects of sexism that restricts what a gender can do or cannot do and the three effects are sexism in the work force, roles of the household, and how males and females are portrayed as. Firstly, …show more content…
Even if both genders are the same age with the same skills, men are still being paid more to work. “My father was a fox farmer. That is, he raised silver foxes, in pens; and in the fall and early winter, when their fur was prime, he killed them and skinned them and sold their pelts to the Hudson's Bay Company or the Montreal Fur Traders.” (Munro, 53). This shows how sexism effects the story of “Boys and Girls” because the father is the one who has a family business and makes money for the family while the mother just takes care of everything else and not get paid at all. Also, when applying for jobs men gets hired first even if the women have better qualities and skills. Reality is that companies hire men over women because women are …show more content…
While women are viewed as dumb, weak hearted, and not good at doing a man's job. “We shot old Flora, he said, and cut her up in fifty pieces.” (Munro, 66). This quote shows that men are not weak hearted, they can kill animals for the sake of their families. “Never mind, my father said. He spoke with resignation, even good humour, the words which absolved and dismissed me for good. She's only a girl, he said.” (Munro, 67). This quote shows that women are weak hearted because they cannot handle killing a horse which relates to the narrator, she let the horse go instead of having the horse be slaughtered because she was a girl with a weak heart. This also shows that men are better at doing things because they are not afraid of getting dirty. This helps people understand the story better because it shows how sexism is a huge part of society on whether a male or female should be restricted to doing certain jobs. It shows how women do not have the guts to do a man's job and they are better off working in the house and watching the kids. Women should only do what they are supposed to do. For example, the narrator realized that in the end no matter how much she wanted to do a man's job, she was still just a girl. These are the three most important reasons that the effects of sexism is a social