Oliveira,
Oliveira, Felipe
Professor Woodbury
15 July 2015
ENC1102
Great Numbers Great Odds
Gender biases have existed in society for a great number of years. It is the fact that they
still exist in such great number. Some question if advocacy for women’s rights has gone too far
and created an environment where men must monitor their actions lest one glance go askew and
bring on sexual harassment charges. Unfortunately, while gender equity is present in most aspects
of society, disparities between the sexes are still prevalent where one would least expect it. In the
stories of “Cat in the Rain” and “Sweat” gender biases is encountered thoroughly in many parts of
the stories. Man authors pushing towards their point of view of woman while woman trying to
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