Problem
Discuss the relationship between gender stratification and patriarchies. Then watch the videos below and answer the following questions: Explain how the points made by Mary Ellsberg in "Ending violence against women with numbers and stories" reflect the problems associated with gender stratification and sexist societies. Using information from the video and the textbook, discuss how gender inequality is associated with violence against women and sexual harassment. Do you personally think that gender stratification is an inescapable function of society, or do you think gender equality is possible? Why or why not? Evaluate gender inequality using structural-functional theory and symbolic-interaction theory. Which do you provide a better explanation? Why?