`` The Yellow Wallpaper `` And The Court Cases Like Ellen...

From short stories like â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper,† to the court cases like Ellen Pao’s Suit vs. Kleiner Perkins, and even a data book like Women in the Labor Force, it is clear to see that inequality and mistreatment of women still exists today. People often say that inequality is a thing of the past, however it has been a serious problem since the dawning of civilization itself, and it is still so today. Women are often seen as lesser beings than men, and are treated accordingly. It is getting better, and women are starting to take their rightful places as equals in the workforce, and as equals in general. However, the world still has a long way to go before the inequality and mistreatment of women comes to a complete stop. In â€Å"The Yellow Wallpaper,† the authors explores the world through the eyes of the narrator. The narrator is a woman who has been taken away to live in the countryside for the summer due to â€Å"temporary nervous depression (Gilman). † This diagnosis was done by her husband, a physician, who treats her more like a possession than a spouse. Though he has diagnosed her with this, he is seen saying that she is not really sick at all. He gives her incorrect medicines, not believing her when she says something is wrong. Throughout the story, it is shown that she is not ever taken seriously, her husband even going so far as to say that â€Å"she shall be sick as she pleases (Gilman) † this implying that she is making up her illness for attention, and that it is all