Women's lives have changed dramatically in many aspects of life and society. When women entered into the work force and began to work side by side with their male counterpart, expectations changed and gender became a visible issue, he said. Kimmel spoke in the New York Room in Cooper Hall on Apr. 18. He is the national spokesperson for the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, and has conducted many workshops for organizations to implement gender equality, and to prevent sexual harassment. He has also lectured at over 200 colleges and universities addressing issues on date and acquaintance rape, sexual assault, pornography, and the changing relations between men and women.
Women now expect to be mothers and have a career.
A few generations back, women had to make a choice between being a mother and being a career woman. To balance both a family and a career, women have a higher expectation for men to participate more in raising a family and participating with household chores. This expectation challenges a man's masculinity. Verbal harassment and sexual harassment towards a woman on the job is an example of how men are dealing with change in the work force. Men are encouraged to be the big wheel, which refers to bringing home large checks, with women pouring into the work force the man's position in the work place is very unstable.