In human history, women have always pulled the short stick since we became "civilized."

In standard hunter gatherer communities, sexism just didn't make sense. Though men typically endeavored the more treacherous tasks, such as hunting, women really did most of the work. Pregnancy/childbearing, crafting of clothes, tools, homes, and utensils, nearly always fell on the back of the women. In many communities, the wife of the leader was respected just as much if not more than the male leader. So when did this enormous fissure between the sexes begin? Essentially since we became a sedentary species, choosing to stick in one place farming, rather than living the dynamic life of nomads. 

As technology advanced, the sheer amount of necessary labor reduced, leaving free-time in the people's lives for the first time. 

Now, here's what I don't get: where was the decision, conscious or not, that women ought to be the ones to sit out? From then, the fissure has been growing immensely rapidly, where today we've formulated some sort of sick algorithm which defines women as women. Your pants must be this tight, your hair this long, your teeth this white, oh and if you don't wear these shoes, you might as well grow a mustache and change your name to Demetri. 

In my opinion, things won't change unless we are able to entirely shatter these misconceptions of what a man is, or what a woman is. Hell, why is a man considered a 'little bitch' if he sheds a tear in public, or a woman a 'slut' if she enjoys sexual contact more than your evangelical neighbors?

Until we decide to place down these ridiculous preconceptions of gender and simply view people without a hundred societal filters clogging our minds, the fissure between the sexes will grow deeper, larger, until all our confused accusations and queer assumptions overflow, drowning in our own ignorance.