The Influence Of Obama's Attitudes Towards Women

Michelle Obama has been a huge influence to many young girls, adolescents, and children. Many people look up to Michelle because unlike other first ladies she has not just stood behind her husband. Do you remember George Bush’s wife’s name? No, because many first ladies aren't expected to step out from the shadows of their husbands. Michelle was confident and took into consideration the suffering that was happening in America and she decided to do something about. She has given so much back to U.S. community and society. She has contributed widely ranging from education to nutrition to self-confidence in young girls.

We need to understand there is no one formula for how women should lead our lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family. Every woman deserves the chance to realize her own God-given potential. But we must recognize that women will never gain full dignity until their human rights are respected and protected. (Clinton, 1995)

Chapter 14 of The Distrust Between the Sexes, Horney states, “They bring forth new life and they nurture it. It was this life-creating power of woman, an element force, that filled man with admiration.” The President made a speech August 8 of 2014 about the role of women in society, and after the speech, the Angola Press Agency released this, “The women, including rural women, represent a living symbol of the customs, traditions and knowledge, said the president, stressing that through them it was possible to convey these values to younger people within family, said the president.” Africa News Service. Women play a big role in society, but sometimes, people don’t see it. Thankfully, the president does.The Christian Century wrote about the 1980’s and had this to say, “Throughout this period, mainline Christian editors remained reluctant to support women's working outside the home. The CENTURY feared two developments: 1) women might take jobs needed by ethnic minorities (a legitimate concern because American industry in the 1950s might have preferred women to minority employees); and 2) women working outside the home would likely have an adverse effect upon the family life of America.” They still thought that women working outside the home was a bad idea. Just another example of how women are supposed to be in the home and not

Equality between men and women has grown stronger, but in many ways, it is the same. We still live in a society where women are paid significantly less than men, women have less job opportunities,

Women’s rights have improved drastically since that time but there still is a stigma that men are better than women. This type of view is wrong and shouldn’t even be thought about in the world we live into today. Woman server a great purpose in the world we live in and should be considered equal in all aspects of life. If one were to ponder this idea seriously we can see without out women no children are born. The sad truth is that women still have to fight for their rights in every aspect of their daily lives. The typical women in society makes only .70 cents for every dollar that a man would make doing the same job. One would think that one hundred and fifty years later women would be considered equal counterparts to men. “There has been progress toward greater workplace equality, but we still have a long ways to

For centuries women had had to bow to men they were taught never to speak unless called upon or spoken to. That their sole purpose in life was to be a homemaker; a servant to the men in their lives fathers, brothers, sons. As time progressed women began to fight for their right to receive equal rights, education and vote. But that wasn’t enough in the year 2013 women still made eighty cents to every man’s dollar but that all changed one day. Women who were sick of being oppressed had risen up against the male chauvinism within society of the united states.The first measure was to take all men out of all positions of decision-making power immediately, and of any kind of social, professional position whatsoever. The men of society were

In today’s society, people believe women have the same rights as men, especially after the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, which outlawed “discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin” and was amended in 1975 to include the word “sex”.(“Teaching With Documents: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”). The word “sex” was added at the last moment. America does not promise an equal outcome for everybody, but America was founded on the idea that everybody should have an equal opportunity to achieve their dreams. America is the home of freedom, the home of many opportunities, and the home of equality, but we are not where we should be? Many citizens of America are unaware of the unequal

When the Founding Fathers brashly declared that all men are created equal in the United States Declaration of Independence, they conveniently forgot to include the word “women” in that statement. In my own pursuit of happiness I have been oppressed on a myriad of occasions due to my gender. As a female in the United States Army, I have been told by my male counterparts that I should be in the kitchen rather than in the field. I have been denied access to branches in the military that are said to be unfit for females to serve in, and I have watched as male soldiers rank up both faster and higher than female soldiers. Being a woman in today’s society means unequal pay, sexism, and overall general oppression.

Gender inequality has engulfed the United States and placed copious varying roles onto the male and female sexes. According to Leila Aboulela, Minaret, “All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end, the graves are identical.” Discrimination places women into different roles and takes away numerous privileges. However in America today after more than a century of struggles by dedicated activists who fought to alter these ideals and gain further rights, the perception of women in society and their contributions to society have been greatly transformed.

Most people think that the fight for women's equality stopped years ago when in reality it still remains a national issue. Legally it appears as though women have the same freedoms as men, for example the right to vote, freedom of speech, etc. But due to the fact that women still don't obtain equal pay or have nationwide paid maternity leave, it's still an ongoing fight. Fair and equal rights for women are still a large problem in the U.S. and we need to take action against these injustices.

Flashback to the 1800’s, a woman living equally to men was unheard of, and ultimately frowned upon. A quote from the Preamble of the Federal Constitution states, “We the People…”. Susan B. Anthony goes on to try that quote in her speech in 1873, with her statement, “Are women persons?” (10). Here, Anthony asks a rhetorical question to close her speech where she has constantly given evidence to support the fact that women, in fact, are very much people. Anthony knows by asking this question, she has caught everyone’s attention and provoked their thoughts on women’s rights. Anthony says this because the citizen’s know that women are not treated as equal to men, and that “We the People…” (11) have truly contradicted ourselves using our actions and attitudes. Susan B. Anthony also uses her speech to express the point that she “... not only committed no crime…” but instead, “... exercised [her] citizen’s rights…” (11). She says this to contrast the promises America has made, with the actions that really take place within America. Although it was said in this time everyone had “guaranteed” rights, these rights were not so “guaranteed” after all. It is plainly stated here

Now, women are equal to men since they are now working, able to vote, own their own land and most importantly, own themselves. They are now citizens and some are even running in politics. Hillary Clinton, who is secretary of state, is A good example of this since she is such an inspiration across the United States and also helped with establishing women’s rights. She shows that anybody can be anything they

In 2013, Deborah Jordan Brooks wrote the book, Gender Stereotypes Do Not Harm Women Candidates. Her controversial findings brought a new perspective to the conversation about gender stereotypes in contemporary American politics. There are many that believe that the reason that female political candidates start off with at a disadvantage is because of their gender and the expectations of behavior that go along with being a woman. Brooks decided to take this theory to the test so she created a comprehensive study, He Runs, She Runs.

Throughout our nation’s history we’ve been neglecting the fact that inequality isn’t only affecting those of different colored skin, but also those who’ve been born with different genders. Men and women of the united states have always had a struggle to reach equality, women especially. Women have had their fair share of needing to overcome trials and tribulations when it comes to being as “good” as men were viewed during their time. Women had to advocate themselves many times over and over again, that is until World War I, during this era women had been giving a new task in society, Tasks that would allow those women to work alongside with men, this new system gave factory jobs for women and also jobs in

Today we live in a world that continually stresses to us that, "All men are created equal." While this sounds great at face value, further inspection tells us that this is far from realistic and sadly may never be. One can examine any aspect of society whether it be race, religion, language, level of education, sexual orientation or economic status and notice that there are numerous characteristics and factors of identity that enable others to treat others differently. This truth may not be pleasant or make one feel all warm and fuzzy inside, however it is our society’s reality, however dismal it may be. Even if the statement above as to the equality of all men were true, how about women? Clearly women have made tremendous strides towards