Governments should spend more money on education than on recreation and sports. Do you agree or disagree?

 

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Women and men are commonly seen as having different strengths and 
weaknesses. Is it right to exclude males or females from certain 
professions because of their gender? 
Males and females are often viewed as having differing skill sets. It is agreed 
that it is correct to exclude people from certain jobs on the basis of their 
gender, but only in very limited circumstances. This essay will first discuss how 
physical attributes prevent women from excelling in particular roles; secondly 
discuss how society at large rejects men from undertaking certain careers, 
followed by a reasoned conclusion. 
For many years the general consensus in the armed forces is that women 
should not be allowed to participate in combat missions. This is because most 
women lack the brute strength required for this particular occupation and it 
is, therefore, right to prevent them from joining the ranks. For example, the 
American Army recently allowed some women to fight on the front line and 
the Department of Defence deemed the experiment a failure, due to lack of 
fighting effectiveness. Despite this, many women have fought in many wars, 
famously on the Eastern Front for Russia and the Viet Cong in Vietnam, so 
maybe it is men’s’ attitudes that prevent them performing rather than their 
stature. 
Society has yet to accept men in many traditionally female positions, such as 
nanny or beautician. Businesses feel that it is fine to not hire men for these 
posts because most of their customers would not be willing to have a man 
perform that service. I personally know of one example when a friend failed at 
the interview stage when applying to become kindergarten teacher because 
he was the wrong sex. 
To summarise, in limited circumstances it is just to prohibit people from 
certain occupations, but only if they cannot physically perform or if the 
general consensus is that it is a single sex post. 

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