Gender Division in AthensWOMENIn general the women of Ancient Greece lacked equal rights, but they did enjoy a certain freedom of movement until the Archaic age. Records also exist of women in ancient Delphi, Thessaly Megara, and Sparta owning land. However, after the Archaic age, women's status got worse, and laws on gender segregation were expanded upon.
Athenian women weren't people as far the law was concerned. Women were assumed to be part of the oikos (household) . Until marriage, women were under the guardianship of their fathers or other male relatives. While the average age to get married for men was around 30, the average age for women was 14. This system was implemented as a way to ensure that girls were still virgins when they wed; it also made it possible for husbands to choose who their wife's next husband was going to be before he died. MENMen in Athens were forced to join the military at age 18. After serving two yeas in the army they were considered full citizens and could vote, discuss politics, and shop in the Agora alone, and play sports.
Adult men played the "important" roles in society. Men were in charge of the household, and could partake in political debate. They worked all day as either businessmen or farmers and then at dinnertime laid on couches and were fed by slaves or their wives. |
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