After an interesting conversation with my friends, one pointed out that the titles "Miss, Ms. and Mrs." for a woman all stem from marital relationships with men. The use of Miss connotes a young, unmarried woman, Ms. equates someone who is divorced, and Mrs. refers to when a woman is married. In more recent times, Ms. has become more of the "normal" title used when referring to an older woman without knowing her marital status.

Thinking about this, I began to realize that when a man is asked for his "title," it is simply always Mr.

So, what in this day and age makes it acceptable for women to be categorized according to their marital status?

After looking up some things online, I found that young bachelors actually used to be called "Master." This ended up falling out of use and Mister was the only title given to men.

These titles exemplify the ownership of a woman to a man. It makes women more dependent on men and makes men more dominant in society. If the women of the world want to create more equality, we should stop using multiple titles for ourselves. There needs to come a time when no matter what woman you are referring to, they have the same title, ignoring marital status.

Nevertheless, today women are seen as more equal than ever before. They can have their own careers and support themselves without a man. It seems only fitting that female titles also no longer rely on men.