Gender inequalities generally affect women more often than men. They have led to controversy and activism since the 19th century. Women’s place Inequality has resulted from women’s limited role in society. Until the 1960s women were expected mostly to be wives, mothers and homemakers. Men were expected to support their wives and children financially, and to represent them in public affairs. Feminists fought for women’s rights – mostly in the late 19th century and the 1970s and 1980s. However, some discrimination continued in the early 2000s.
