Throughout history, gender discrimination and inequality continues to be an issue that is not always on everybody's mind. Gender inequality is the unequal treatment or views of people based on weather they are male or female. It occurs from differences in socially built gender roles and also biologically through chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences. Similar to Gender inequality Gender discrimination is based on a person's biological sex, which more often affects girls and women. Because of gender discrimination, girls and women do not have the same opportunities as boys and men for education, meaningful careers, political influence, and economic advancement. Women have historically been viewed as inferior to men in many aspects and this paper will point out a few of the issues of this forgotten problem.

    In the past women were viewed as inferior, but modern society has made it clear, women have the ability to perform with equal skill and success in virtually every endeavor engaged in by men including employment, athletics, academics and politics. Yet discrimination on the basis of sex has a long history in the United States, and its residual effects still operate to keep women salaries lower and opportunities fewer in the employment realm.