Womens Equality

Where Are Women’s Ethical Rights to Equality?

Courtney Washburn

Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility

Theresa Ramsey

May 14, 2014

Women earn 77 percent of what men earn for the same job (Edmonds, 2014). That equals about .77 cents of every dollar that a man earns. We as women are losing 23 cents just because we are women. I have chosen to write about women’s equality using the utilitarian and deontology ethical theories. The world today is a much different world to live in for women, yet it is much the same in other countries as it has been for centuries. Even if they have so many other obstacles to overcome, woman still find a way to prevail. Woman still get the short end of the stick most days with lower income than men, inadequate training for jobs, losing their jobs because of family obligations and in some instances not even a choice on the size of their families.

There are so many unethical practices that are used in some woman’s lives. If a woman is to say she was raped, the questions the authorities may ask do not always support the woman’s claims. The authorities will question her, they may ask her questions based on the type of life she leads, the type of clothes she wears or what type of job she has. This is not an example of the utilitarian theory but the complete opposite, the authorities should not judge the woman by any of these things, instead they should be looking into the person that committed the crime and help catch this person so that other people are safe. They reply to the cry of rape with what I believe to be the emotivism ethical perspective. It’s a moral issue, if this woman that was raped is a stripper that wears revealing clothing some might say she was asking for the action of rape. However, if a woman that is dressed in a suit and works in a high end job, the first impression of the rape victim is completely different. In most uncivilized countries rape is a natural thing that happens daily. In a war zone, the...