8th+grade+-+Golden+Age+of+SF+-+Gender+Roles+Writers+(4th+block)

Gender Roles Within Genre
Gender roles were always a big controversy. There was alot more in the 1930s through the 1950s than today. Back in the Golden Age it was more women expected to be the house wife rather than working in a factory. But it was like the men could do anything they wanted to, it just wasn't fair for the women.

Even in writing there was hardly any women authors. Most authors back in the Golden Age were men, it was very uncommon to see a science ficion book written by a woman. It all goes back to how things were ran, such as where and how they worked, but all of it was based on if they were male or female.

The role women were given during this time was house cleaning, taking care of the kids, fixing all the meals, etc. By this particular role they were given women were expected to maintain didn't let them do what they wanted, or letting them express themself. But today it's more common to see women be lawyers, doctors, restraunt managers, etc. There isn't as much contreversy today as there use to be. By letting the women have that chance to be somebody they dreamed of when they were little it's a great feeling. Think, what would we do today without women in the workforce? Even now some men take roles of the women, being a stay at home dad, having to clean, watch after the kids and such while their wives go and make the money. Since this we have had a better economy whether it be with books, social events, or anything of the such. Women helped to bring up the speed on things.

Even now, most people think of writers being women, you see more women writers than men writers now. But they didn't think fifty to eighty something years ago it was all different. Having the chance to express yourself and not be set to a certain thing, because everybody isn't alike, they don't like to do the same thing, so why push them to be a stay at home mom when they can go be a manager somewhere. Women now are more confident, and all people agree they do a very good job. With out women today what kind of books would we be reading? Most books that girls read, about romace and such, they are written by women. If they weren't able to do what they dreamed of, where would our world be? Women now are doctors, nurses, lawyers,and teachers, they wouln't have to be just a house wife as they were told. Now women can live their dreams without people holding them back.