Social inequalities of women In most of the world some form of violence exists. It can emerge from all different sources, but violence is violence, whether it comes in a nice package tied with a bow or in an ugly piece of matter. It's all around us. But contrary to popular belief, violence is not always the cause of the bloodiest battles or longest wars. Sometimes it's the things that seem trivial and minute that can create the most violent situations. And we see throughout history that discrimination can be considered one of man's most violent acts. Discrimination can range from not being able to vote to earning significantly lower wages and livelihoods than men. Globally, both women of the past and present have faced many different forms of social injustices. Inequalities in feminine cultures originate from the beginning of time. During the ancient Olympics all men, regardless of social status, were allowed and even encouraged to participate in any event supported by the Olympics. Most women, however, were not allowed to participate, even as part of the audience. Entry was only accepted if they were unmarried (ancient Olympiad). This had a tendency to cause dissension between the married and unmarried women of the society. Firstly because the women allowed to participate in the Olympics were perceived as having a lower moral standard than those who could not participate, who were married. The self-esteem of inferior women played a more important role and turned into a conflict that had never existed before. Part of the problem was that the Olympic games were played by naked men. Who cared if the women who went to the games were lowly slum prostitutes? As a result, competitiveness… middle of paper… Overall, the social injustices that women have experienced have had a huge impact on what we as women think of ourselves. Work cited "Ancient Olympic Games". Olympics.org: 2013 .http://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games?tab=the-athleteWilson, Fred, "John Stuart Mill", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2014 edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), Forthcoming URL = .http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mill/#StaWom“Women's Earnings and Incomes”. Catalyst.com: http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/womens-earnings-and-income Pilisuk, Marc. "[CN]Chapter 5: [CN] Networks of Power." Who benefits from global violence and war: Uncovering a destructive system. With Jennifer Achord Rountree. Westport: Praeger Security International, an imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2008. Print.