In the year 1869, John Stuart Mill published a controversial essay, "The Submission of Women", which advocated equality between the sexes in a male-dominated society. In this essay I will demonstrate that Mill's analysis of the systematic subjugation of women by an educational system that produces conventional "feminine" characteristics favorable to men is correct. However, I will argue that this analysis does not apply today due to the advancement of political rights and powers, the progression of social equality, and the improvement of women's economic conditions in countries with high educational indices. The education index refers to statistics on literacy rates, gross enrollment rates and other factors compiled by the United Nations that determine which countries have exemplary education. In Mill's analysis, he compares the subjugation of women to the relationship between a master and a slave. . While the master commands the slave's obedience through fear and force, according to Mill men subjugate women through a form of institutionalized education. This educational system instills the idea that “all women are raised from their earliest years in the belief that their ideal of character is exactly the opposite of that of men; not obstinacy and government by self-control, but submission and yielding to the control of others” (Mill 22). Furthermore, Mill states that this method satisfies man's desire to acquire women's obedience through their willing disposition, unlike the obedience found in a master-slave relationship. Mill's analysis is further fueled by citations of examples of similar relationships throughout history, such as plebeian to patrician and serf to lord, which solidify the thesis that men had cunningly enslaved min... ... middle of paper ......ic Search completed. Network. May 1, 2012.Cole, Margaret. "The Woman's Vote: What Has She Achieved?" Political Quarterly 80.(2009): S117-S125. Academic research completed. Network. May 1, 2012.Dunn, Kevin and May Summer Farnsworth. ““We ARE the revolution”: Riot Grrrl Press, female empowerment, and DIY self-publishing.” Women's Studies 41.2 (2012): 136-157. Academic research completed. Network. May 1, 2012. Marklein, Mary Beth. “The gender gap in universities is widening: 57% are women”. United States today. October 19, 2009. Web. May 1, 2012. .Cauchon, Dennis. “Women earn while men lose their jobs.” United States today. 3 September 2009. Web. 1 May 2012. .Ellison, Jesse. “The 2011 Global Women's Progress Report.” Newsweek 158.13 (2011): 27-29. Academic research completed. Network. May 1st 2012.