Gender

I think the gender differences seem to be less obvious these days, however it has come up as a discussion issue. On the other words, it is difficult to distinguish which job is for men, which is for women. Taking “nurse” as an example, this job used to be a job for women, however, nowadays, there are many men who are working as male nurses. Another example is that female taxi drivers have become popular in the area where only males used to work as a taxi driver. In the past, we could see only male drivers, however, we can see a lot of female drivers today. These changes represent how our views and attitudes about gender have changed. Moreover, I think these changes represent how people are changing the way of thinking about the opportunities and equality in our society.

This tendency has both advantages and disadvantages. First of all, the opportunity for people becomes wider. For instance, women can choose a female taxi driver instead of a male taxi driver, and most customers who have used this system feel more secure and comfortable than male drivers because they are the same gender. It may be similar when men are treated by male nurses. I think these points are the advantages of social changes, which have lessened the gender gaps in professions.

On the other hands, it has become difficult to distinguish what is discrimination and what is caused by gender. In addition, the argument for gender has become more complicated. I think this complication may be seen not only in professions but also all over society. Because it is a complicated cause and difficul to identify, there may be other causes too.

In conclusion, I think the argument about gender has become more complicated than ever before, and it gives us the opportunity to consider what is the gender for both the same sex and opposite sex. I think “gender” is an arguable issue.