Today we live in a world that 1 stresses to us that, “All men are created equal.” While this sounds great at face value, further 2 tells us that this is far from realistic and sadly may never be. One can examine any 3 of society whether it be race, religion, language, level of education, sexual orientation or 4 status and notice that there are numerous characteristics and factors that enable others to treat others 5. This truth may not be pleasant or make one feel all warm and fuzzy. Inside, however it is our society’s reality, however 6 it may be. Even if the statement above as to the equality of all men were true, how about women? Clearly women have made 7 progresses towards equality in recent decades; however we still live in a society in which the worth of women is 8 in their physical appearance and not their intellectual contribution or talents. It is not an unknown secret that many women are paid 9 less than men for doing the same type of work. What effect does this obvious gap between men and women have on our nation’s female population? The effect of this is the 10 understanding that women are inferior to men in our society. This inequality between men and women is not something new to our country or even the world for that matter. However, it is a phenomenon that is rarely discussed.