The goddess of wisdom deserves respect. Those who worshiped him received a taste of his insight. Those who sought his enlightenment were usually trying to free themselves from one difficult situation or another. For this reason, the goddess deserves the eternal worship and respect of her subjects. Even the most powerful men had to worship the goddess, and most did so voluntarily. Athena clearly had the respect, admiration, and fear of not only men, but everyone in ancient Greece. Athena, however, is an outlier. As far as history goes, society has generally viewed women as subservient to men, with a few exceptions, such as Athena in ancient Greece. The global feminist movement has sought to reverse this style of thinking, and the movement has had varying degrees of success. Some countries, such as the United States and other Western nations, have widely accepted the modern feminist view. Other countries have not been so tolerant of the feminist vision. Arranged marriages are still commonplace, many women are not allowed to get an education or a job, and in these societies women are still generally considered submissive. Even in America, women are generally paid less than men for doing the exact same job. The right to abortion is still a controversial issue. Women in the workplace are often not taken seriously. While the prominence of anti-woman ideology varies from country to country, feminism is still more necessary than ever in America and abroad. As far as American feminism is concerned, the middle-class workplace is the most obvious place where gender equality is still present. there is a long way to go. For every dollar a man earns, a woman doing the same job earns only 75 cents (Longely). Obviously this is a general... middle of paper... ley, Robert. “The pay gap between men and women is getting worse, census data shows.” US Government Information: Resources. About.com. Network. May 14, 2010. .Pfaff, Dr. Larry. "SELECTPro - Women and men as managers: are they different?" SELECTPro - Selection interview guides. Network. 15 May 2010. "Research on women and religion". Hartford Institute for Religious Research. Hartford Seminary. Network. May 16, 2010. Seierstad, Asne and Ingrid Christophersen. "Do you want to make me sad?" The bookseller of Kabul. Boston: Little, Brown, 2003. Print."Sexism in the Bible." Rational Christianity - Christian Apologetics. Network. May 16 2010. .