2007-03-12 10:10:15 · 7 answers · asked by conflicted.soul 1 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
In the middle ages women were seen as unfit to receive an education and it took ages for that to change. Comparing it to the entire timeline only recently have women got the same education as men
2007-03-12 10:18:10 · answer #1 · answered by ukcufs 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It really depends on what country & /or continent you are talking about.
For instance, in Europe during the middle ages, women were not allowed any rights other than those granted by marriage or paternal legacy. However, the general population was uneducated & the system was a feudal one so a male serf would not have the rights of a land owning woman.
In some African & Asian island cultures, there was a strong matriarchal presence. This allowed women to own land & engage in social & political commerce.
But in comparing the European middle ages with current western cultures, I think we have come very far as women legally have much more equality with men then during the previous eras. I think most of the similarites of thought come from the religious writings of the times. So ideas like the "proper" role of women in motherhood or in the church, etc. have retained their power to this day.
So in answer to your question, I think legally the role of women is very different than during the middle ages however they still remain strong sterotypes or ideas about the proper role/position that women should play in the modern world.
2007-03-12 11:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by Virgo477 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The roles of women then and today are both similar and different. Similar in that some women (as opposed to all back then) stay home and take care of the family's household needs, like raising the children, cleaning house and cooking the meals. On the other hand, women of today are becoming more and more independent in that they want to have equal opportunities as men in the workplace and otherwise, and now, some men are becoming the "stay home" parent.
2007-03-12 10:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by collegebutterfly73 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Completley different actually -- in the middle ages women were looked on as objects they had no rights, they did as they were told by the man of the house, a few women proved opinions wrong but for the most part women were used to breed and run a household. Women weren't scholars, they didn't fight in wars, they had no control of money, unless they were widows or never married and alone(that was a poor exsistence) they probably couldn't read or write. Compared to today where they are looked on as equals to men and can do the same or better at any task a man can do.
2007-03-12 10:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by Okaydokay21 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The role of women in the Middle Ages is similar to the role of today's women in the area of concerns for family, housing, food and survival.
The difference is in the availability of products. Washing machine vs. wash board, cakes of ice vs. refrigeration, walking vs. cars and public transportation, cooking vs. going out to eat.
2007-03-12 10:35:20 · answer #5 · answered by madisonian51 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it is quite similar. Women are still taught today that our bodies are unclean and unpredictable. We are still taught to suppress our feeling and to quit being so emotional. A lot of us know better, but we are not embraced for who we really are. Many of us don't embrace ourselves for who we really are. How do we solve this problem? I don't think we can since it is brought on by major companies trying to sell something to women! I just know that my children will be taught otherwise in our home.
2007-03-12 10:43:31 · answer #6 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing has changed in 5000 years. Women continue to trade their sexuality for access to male power - money, security, wisdom, logic.
2007-03-12 10:52:49 · answer #7 · answered by Brian J. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋