Changes in Equality between Men and Women

In the 1900s women were not primarily seen in the work force. Women were at home cooking fresh meals mostly from the garden they grew themselves. They cleaned the house, and took care of the offspring. Women accommodated to their men. The men were the main source of income. The women typically didn’t see the money nor spend it. If the women were single they happened to work but it was little pesky job such as a waitress. In 1930s even during the great depression women were discouraged getting jobs. Until later on during the 1960s that’s when women started to stand up for their rights. This is when they passed a bill stating “Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans discrimination in employment on the basis of race and sex. At the same time the Act establishes the Equal Employment

Females across the nation started speaking out against gender inequality. Discrimination in areas such as the workplace, marriage, and government had become overwhelmingly obvious and women started fighting back (Banks 207). This uprising coincided with the Civil Rights Movement. During the same time, African-Americans were standing up against segregation and for racial equality. These two movements went hand-in-hand, as they both had similar motives. Both women and blacks were fighting against oppression in their own country, and they benefitted from each other’s successes. But it wasn’t strictly these two minority groups standing up for themselves during this time, as Mexicans and Native Americans joined the cause too. They also spoke out against inequality by hosting similar protests and demonstrations as the black and women’s rallies. This showed how the 1960’s were a popular time for minority groups to take a stand and make their voices heard, and women were only one of the many groups of people who rallied for change during that time.

Gender refers to the socially constructed categories of feminine and masculine. It is one of the major factors in social difference and inequality in today’s society. Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles. Using a paragraph based approach I intend to individually analyse various aspects of gender differences referencing to the theory of socialisation and also making links to the works of Marx, Durkham and Goffman. My essay will cover different aspects of gender inequalities still present in today’s contemporary society.

At first in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s, the society had a plethora of discrimination as well as inequality. Women were treated unreasonably, and had far less rights than men. Many of those rights that women fought for excluded them from many opportunities given to men, “...married women could not own property, make contracts, bring suits, or sit on juries,” (Digital History, 2016). Women actions were based on the men’s needs. Women were restricted to work and

As the years progressed from the 1700s into the 1800s, women started to see that they were not treated as equal as men even though they could do anything men could. During the late 1800s was when women first started to fight for more rights and equality. They started forming more and more women groups, and even went on labor strikes to protest the diversity. Although it seemed that as hard as they tried to gain this equality, the harder it was for them to obtain it. They were treated horribly and unequally to men. While African American men received the power to vote in 1870, women still did not have a chance at that right. Even though many people disagree that women were treated fairly, the studies show that they were discriminated against. The treatment of women in the late 1800s was discriminatory because they

Underlying the feminism movement of the 1960s and 1970s was the “white racist ideology.” The women’s movement of the 1960s was in fact the white women’s movement. It was an opportunity for white feminists to raise their voices, but they only spoke about the plight of the white woman and excluded themselves from the collective group of women across all races and social standings. White women assumed that their experience was the experience of all women. When black women proclaimed that the movement was focused on the oppression of white women, the white feminists asserted “common oppression” and retorted with “oppression cannot be measured.” Ironically, feminists in the 1960s compared their oppression to the oppression of African Americans as

Women, in the early 1900s, had few freedoms or choices. Men treat women like they are a piece of property, something that they can own and push around without feeling any type of guilt. Black women have even fewer freedoms and choices. It is the same throughout the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Women are portrayed as maids who are reduced to animals that have a sense of requirement to follow their mates.

As I mention in a pier question, that the African-American movement was not the only movements that was happing during the 1950s and 1960s. There were several groups that were also hoping for equal rights during the 1950s and 1960s. Some of those groups were children rights, gay rights, and of course women rights. One of the large movements, other than the African America movement, that was during this ear was the women’s rights movement. In this age and time women did not have the rights that we women do now. They had to fight and protest for the rights that have as a luxury today. There were quite a few things women were not allowed to do or it looked frowned upon when they did do them. Such as working in a man’s work environment and low wages, take birth control pills, and even owning property. “Men and women work in different occupations because of a combination of forces, including culturally defined choices by workers themselves, discrimination by employers, and differences in skill levels and qualities. Research has shown that occupational segregation is an important aspect of gender inequality in earnings and contributes to other forms of inequality as well” (Cohen, Philip N.) . Women wanted equal opportunities for jobs and equal pay jobs for those jobs. “By the early 1960s, changes began to take place on the national level

In the article by Tasia Falcon it states, “In the early 1960s women were discriminated against in the workplace until the Civil Right Movement barred it. Women were excluded from educational programs, school activities and everything else that was federally funded. Now women are treated just like men in the workforce.” This illustrates that in the 60s women didn’t have any rights and were treated unfairly because of their gender. Back then women couldn’t do certain jobs because they were female and now any job a man can do a woman can

Gender inequality has been the main focus for many centuries through the use of discrimination and oppression women were exploited. Where women had very little rights of their own or a voice in society but made many sacrifices to achieve equal rights whether it be in employment or other areas of inequality. As men were seen as masculine breadwinners and women as more feminine by looking after the family and raring of children.

During the 1960’s black women were beginning to challenge the stereo-types that defined them, these types were hold over classifications from slavery.

The article "Chapter 2: Equal Treatment for Men and Women." argues "The public is divided on the basic question of society treats men and women. Four-in-ten say society generally treats men and women equally. A slightly larger share (45%) says society favors men over women". There are very few people who think men and women are equal and not many think women are superior to men. People still think men are superior to women even though the Equal Rights Amendment says that men and women are to be treated equally.

Throughout the past few decades, the gender inequality discourse have became a dominant feature of international, national and local policy debate on the subject of economic development. This policy concern has emerged as an area of scholarly research which seeks to show that improving gender equity leads to economic growth.

Women have not always been as respected in society as they are now. In early America, women were banned from participating in most parts of society and their lives were mainly controlled by their fathers and husbands. While the women’s rights movement can be tracked as far back as 1850 is wasn’t until the early 1960s that

Equality between Women and Men, or Gender Equality, means equality of rights and freedoms. For equal opportunities for participation, recognition and appreciation of women and men, In all areas of society, political, economic, labor, personal and family.