oman has changed, it’s modernized I would say. In recent years, women have gained greater control over their rights, thanks to the feminist movement. They are attending college and graduate schools in greater numbers than ever before. In the area of work, women have made great strides: the once unimaginable increase in the number of women in high-status, high-income professions such as US State Secretary Madeleine Albright or US First Lady Mrs. Hillary Clinton. In addition, they achieved significant improvement in science like Marie Curie, a French physicist who won the Nobel Prize for discovering “spontaneous radioactivity”, and at the same time had been the first woman ever hired to teach at the University of the Sorbonne in Paris. Also, in show business we have world famous Tina Turner or eccentric Madonna who became a symbol of strong will and independence. In the nobility and humanity field we must not forget generous Mother Teresa who fought hunger with her human and noble mission helping thousands of African children to survive in this difficult and cruel world. Although women made a giant step toward their independence and equality with a man, they have a lot to do in future. First, we live in a world of professional men and only men; unless the professional is identified as a “lady” or “woman” we assume the person to be a male. For example there are couple of words to prove this; president, congressman, chairman etc… There is no word as congresswoman, chairwoman, secondly woman is still too often depicted in the films, television, advertising, and by the fashion industry as a sex object. If we take a look at the TV commercials or at the front page of any magazine, we can see how good-looking women are used to advertise certain products to an audience with her sexy look. Next, there is a so-called double standard about rape. Every woman knows the fear of being alone at home late ...
