Female Discrimination : The Women 's Right Movement

Women have come a very long way since the years following the end of the civil war as projected in Rothman’s article. Unfortunately, gender biases against women the workplace are still very common today, as women are often paid less even the same positions as, and have to work longer to get promotions in the workforce, even in schools. For example, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, “women work three years longer as a teacher

Up until the early 1900’s, women were seen by society as people with household roles that consisted of cooking, cleaning, and tending their children. As time progressed, the view of women in society gradually changed, but their opinions still did not seem to matter. It wasn’t until 1920, that women gained suffrage with the 19th amendment. This amendment was a huge step in gaining full and equal rights for women, but unfortunately discrimination against them still happens today. There are various different situations in which the issue of gender inequality occurs. Although the law states that everyone has equal opportunities and rights, women are highly discriminated against in everyday roles such as employment, extracurricular activities, military, and in the government.

Women have been fighting the fight for women’s rights for a long time. In fact, evidence can be traced back centuries of women’s desire for equality. Specifically, women have fought for their rights in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

“No Society treats its women as well as its men” is a quote from the United Nations Development Program when they were asked about the issue of gender inequality, which was featured in the Chicago Tribune News. Fifty years earlier, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which specified that everyone, regardless of gender, was entitled to the same rights and freedoms (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Fifty years later though, countries are still falling short of achieving the goal of gender equality. Many find it hard to believe that the United States is among the countries that have yet to fulfill the goal of achieving gender equality. Women began the fight for equality in 1848 by

Women in the Workplace There is a perception that the sexist ideals of the past are gone, no more expecting women to stay home with the kids, cook all the meals, and be at the beck and call of her husband. And while most of it is true, there is still is an immense amount of sexism occurring in today’s society. While women aren’t expected to be homemakers anymore, we are still tied down with the expectations that are on par with those in the 1940’s. We are still talked down to in professional settings, told certain fields aren’t appropriate for us, and many more infuriatingly stupid situations all because of our gender.

Throughout history, battles and wars have been fought to gain some type of rights or freedoms. In 1775, the American Revolutionary War was fought for independence; In 1865, the American Civil War was fought to end slavery. Although no wars were fought, many battles were waged for women 's rights. The struggle for women 's rights begin in the mid-late 1800s at a time when women were not allowed to vote or own property. Women, as with African-Americans, during this period were not recognized as having any legal and political rights as men and whites, respectively. This attitude towards women, at the time, was ascribed to the “gender rules in the 1700s” where men thought of “women as fragile creatures always in need of male protection and always denied access to the public sphere." (Lecture 2, 6:19). If women wanted to gain their individualism, rights, and freedoms they were entitle to; they would have to unite and create opportunities to do so. The inequalities women faced was the foundation of the Women 's Suffrage Movement and many other organizations in support of women.

The labor movement in the United States has had a turbulent history with not being equal to all in society. A key demographic that has fought for equality up to the present day is women. The time period following the second World War was a time in which the United States thrived economically and socially, separating themselves as the sole “world superpower”. During the War, many women enter the workforce to help with the rapid production that was necessary to meet the demands of the military. When the War ended, many women saw their jobs lost to returning veterans. They were sent back to their homes to take care of their families. The post World War II time poised as an obstacle for women in the workforce. They were coming off of a high that they experienced by not having to stay in the home all day and tend to chores and their husband’s wishes. They no longer had to rely on their husband’s money because for the first time they were finally making their own. The working opportunities during the second World War created a feminist liberation that could not be oppressed when the men returned home. It instead jumpstarted women’s focus on their independence.

Even in the mid-twentieth century, women had not gained legal rights equal to men along all dimensions. In particular, women continued to face unequal legal treatment in the labor market long after they had gained the right to vote. In the United States, restrictions on hours worked, wages, and work conditions of female employees were introduced in almost all states during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,

The Women’s Rights Movement inspires me to write because it was a very memorable part of history that effected a large portion of the population. I feel very passionate that we have the partial equality now and even though this event happened from1848 to 1920 we are still struggling with some of the same equalities and stereotypes in today’s age. Not many people believe that even in the 21st century there are still women who only believe the women’s job is to cook and clean for the husband all day but they are. Since America has a lot of immigrants many of these women come to America and barley know anything of the culture here. When women can be independent from their husbands they learn that they do not need to remain in a loveless marriage

In modern america sexism is slowly diteriating, but it has not complitly disappeared. Women have worked hard to become astronaut, Ceos, presidentsdoctors and more, but even with these accomplishments women are still discriminated against. Women face a variety of stereotypes in the work place that prevent them from progress, some company's really think that women don't need equal pay because they are not the head of the house hold and their husbands paycheck should do the job. Other business corporations believe that women can not committed to a job because they are the primary caregiver of their children which causes companies to lose money every time there is an emergency. "The paradox is that the world of rigid and hierarchical sex roles

“...laws to keep us suppressed in a wrongful manner and without taking us into confidence…” When those with power should take us into confidence but rather keep those who are different, muted with laws. It’s important that those who see are being muted, or those who see, should take a stand. People are discriminated because of their gender, race, or religion. Fighting for rights, a voice this country is the land of the free. Then why make laws to suppress us?

Women have been victim of gender discrimination for centuries, and this fact remains increasingly pertinent still today. In U.S. history we have seen that much of the heavy lifting or more important jobs have always been taken by men, and front desk jobs like receptionists and secretaries have been considered primarily jobs fit for a female. This has stemmed from a long history of being in a culture where the men are the bread winners. The man of the house has always been considered the one who has the responsibility of bringing home the money and supporting the family and the woman raises the kids and does household duties. Although, this was less true for women who were widowed or separated or whose husbands had a job that brought in inadequate

Since before the Bill of Rights were even completely formed, women were wanting the same rights as men. John Adams wife, Abigail, told him that she wanted womens rights in the amendments (Carr, 2015). The battle for women 's equal rights heightened during 1848-1920 when women, lead mostly by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, wanted the right to vote (Woman’s Rights Movement, n.d.). When women finally got the right to vote, the whole women 's movement went down, but never fully went away. In the 60’s the Equal Pay was passed. Also, in the past couple years, women have started to look at getting equal pay and to be treated equal as men.

Women fought very hard for their rights in the workplace. Some of them, including Susan B Anthony, went above and beyond the norm. Yet, today our rights are still not the same as a man’s. At one point women weren’t allowed to work at all, and today they are allowed to have jobs while still being home makers. Although improvements have been made, there are still several dilemmas that need to be addressed. A women earns less than a man when doing the same work, and that is extremely unfair. Another issue in the workplace is that men underestimate women due to lack of strength and discrimination. There are also the issues of pregnancy and sexual

The generation now has made it easier to equalize men and women but there is still a substantial amount of places where gender inequality is still happening in the workplace and where females still face discrimination. Women are often discriminated in the workplace and are usually not promoted as quickly as men are and they also receive less pay. History shows that women have not always been defined as property and thought of as second class citizens. But in the 21st century many have seen a drastic change in the so called “traditional” family ways where women are suppose to stay home and take care of the household chores, food, and children and men are suppose to work to support their family and provide financial stability. Many assume that in the workplace women are more vulnerable and less competent than men because women 's instincts are to put their family before work or anything else. Whereas men are the ones who will usually stay the late hours to work. People on both sides of the political spectrum and everywhere in between seem to be fearful of what is to come and more fearful of others than they are often willing to admit.