What Do You Know About Women's Rights?

Many people argue that the world has equality, but in reality there isn’t really equality in our world. People may think there is, but they just haven’t realized that equality is an issue in society that goes against some of the rights a certain set of group has. Women in particular don’t have the same rights as men. They don’t get as much benefits as men do and it isn’t fair for them to not get those same rights. Women don’t get the same rights as men and that shouldn’t be tolerated, they deserve the same rights as men.

Looking back with a historical lens, it’s evident that the fight for women’s rights has progressed in a step wise process. The nineteenth amendment opened a new door of opportunities for women to take advantage of. In modern times, the continued push for equal rights is evident through the fight for reproductive rights and equal pay. Even with the right to vote, women are still being under represented and out of control when it comes to their reproductive rights and in the workplace. Opposing beliefs regarding feminism have prevented the progression of more gender equality in the United States. What originally started as a plea for a political voice helped to shape the history of the nation. Women’s suffrage paved the way for countless groups and further feminist

The roles of women in society have changed a lot since the 1800’s. While in the 1800’s women were viewed as housewives, now it is more common to see something such as single working mothers or a household where the wife is the primary “bread winner”. Today’s women have been provided with the opportunity to get educated, started joining the workforce, and even gained the right to vote. Gaining these rights was not an easy task and it took a lot of hard work and dedication to get them. Even though women have been given these opportunities, women’s rights is still a big and controversial topic in today’s society.

From the beginning time the woman has just as many rights the man has. At the first creation the male and the female were equal and they share the same name. Genesis chapter five verse 2, and God called their name Adam. It’s the lack and the inability that a man can’t accept woman to be equal to a man. I know many women that are the bread winners of their family. In America with the divorce rate at 53% women are raising these children with the help of State and Federal in some cases. Where are most of the fathers? There were women have been a part of the war effort since the Revolutionary War, but in the early days of our nation they had to cloak themselves in disguise to serve alongside men. In my opinion women are allow to fight on the battlefield along with men, but not have the same rights as men do. There are three major subjects I would like to discuss where women are being mistreated.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"(US Declaration of Independence). Equality is a fundamental principle that has helped form our law system to what it is today. Since the Declaration of Independence we have been able to expand who should be included when our law system addresses equality. Today law, regarding gender equality has progressed significantly. Examining American history, it is evident to notice oppression women's faced from the time prior to the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 to the Civil Rights act of 1964 and even today in some instances; the strive for equality amongst genders is a conflict that has come a long way, but still needs to be addressed accordingly.

Women began to climb the ladder and finally became equal to men, well almost. Women’s rights include, but is not limited to positions that any man can hold, promotions that were not allowed beforehand last but not least socially and legal equality. As women, we can’t continue to yell inequality when we are not on the same playing field as men. We, women, have more leverage than the men. Aspiring to be like men would require us to also go the same extra mile that the male has to also. Women’s right is not for us to be equal while also being held on a pedestal at the same time. Equality goes both ways, it is for us, as well as men.

In the article “Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equality’’ i read about how Women’s rights are the fundamental human rights that were enshrined by the United Nations for every human being on the planet nearly 70 years ago. These rights include to live free from violence, slavery, and discrimination; to be educated ; to vote and to earn a fair and equal wage. A famous saying goes “Women’s rights are human rights” meaning, women all around the world are entitled to all of these rights, but yet there are women and girls who are still denied these rights, often simply because of their gender. Winning these rights for women isn’t all, it’s also about changing how countries and communities works and their perspectives on gender equality. Global Fund for Women exists to support the tireless and courageous efforts of women’s groups who work every day to win rights for women and girls. These groups are working to ensure women can own property, vote, run for office, get paid fair wages, and live free from violence – including domestic violence, sexual assault. The Global Fund for Women also stand for other rights that are vital for women’s equality. They stand for a woman’s right to decide if and when she has children, and to have high-quality health

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.

“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

Along with equal employment both men and women should be allowed to achieve profit and wealth from their employment. Women should have access to the means in order to further their education by going to college to advance their knowledge and skills to teach or work. The women also emphasized that both men and women should be entitled to their right to vote for representatives. Women should be not only allowed to but also encouraged to speak at religious assemblies, just as men are. In the same way women are expected to hold themselves to a certain behavioral standard, men should be held to that same standard enabling both men and women to be reprimanded in the same way for any of transgressions.

With the advancement of suffrage to equal pay, over the last century, women’s rights have progressed immensely. Through historic marches and demonstrations across the United States, women protested for their equal place in politics and social progress. Despite the fear-mongering components used in achieving these rights, women’s rights are still thoroughly debated within society today. Over the last century, incredible and unreachable goals have been fulfilled for women, such as the right to vote and a sense of equal state in the “Free World,” and can only improve in the years to come.

Women have virtually the same rights as men. However, the fault needing to be recognized in today’s society is the way that women are treated. Even in simple areas, such as jobs, women are put on the back burner. A woman is able to become a CEO of a company, nonetheless, she will struggle twice as hard as a man would. Even as an employee, women are statistically paid less than men are.

We still do not have equal rights in America every since seventy years ago, men still are being paid more than women, male and female are still treated much differently. Females are classified as nurses, teachers, babysitters, and more, people think women are softies, emotional, caretakers, and others. Males on the other hand do carpentry, surgeon, and more, people think men are masculine, strong, and others. There is no difference between males and females, women can be masculine and men can be softies, by categorizing and seperating people because of gender is why this world is so close minded. Women and Men should be paid equal, they are the same, and every job is not a gender a women can work at carpentry and men can be nurses, there is

Historically, women have had to fight for the right to have property, respect, and basic human rights. For centuries women have been considered inferior to men because we are not physically as strong as they are, and yet we persevere. As a woman, I would like to think we are warriors, not victims. We have come a long way but are we where we need to be? There is still radical sexism in society today. In the US women are paid less than men for the same type of employment. In the US women are considerably less likely to obtain high status jobs. The term "boys club" leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but we hear it all the time. Society has gradually let us believe women have a place, but that place is below men. We have officially had enough, and we are ready for equality. There is a movement happening. Women deserve the same human rights that men are entitled to, not just in the US, but worldwide.

Gender inequalities have been around since the beginning of time, and it has been a long and bumpy road to achieve the amount of equality that we have today. Still everyday women have the risk of being discriminated against for simply being women. Depending on where these women live, what the predominate culture in the area is, and the amount of education that is allowed affects their risk of being discriminated against and the severity of the act itself. Discrimination can be displayed in forms such as segregation, wage gap, harassment and many more. Abusive practices, against women happen daily and can be justified through cultural practices but never can justify depriving a person’s basic human rights. Many cultures carry some sort of female discrimination inside of their rudimentary values ranging from a girl’s access to education to a woman’s right to drive or even be considered a citizen within her own state. In contrast, these cultural practices many times are not seen as harsh gender inequality to some women of such culture. Many of these practices haven’t taken place for thousands of years and are no longer seen as discriminatory, but as general everyday events that should be practiced to maintain a healthy balance in her own culture. Every year 63 million girls are denied their right of basic education to inform them on the harsh inequalities that take place inside their everyday life. The women who are educated rarely are allowed to voice any opinion or fight