Women 's Rights Of Women

Women are considered second-class citizens when compared to men who dominate positions of power in the United States. From a political standpoint, there is a common misconception that women are unable or unfit to serve in public office. Regardless of gender, every voting American possesses the potential to assert themselves and participate in our democracy. The outcome of the U.S. 2016 presidential election demonstrates how women are still negatively viewed and discriminated against by gender bias. As evidence of this, in the United States Congress, women hold just 84 (19.3%) of the 435 House of Representative seats, with only 20 women (20%) in the United States Senate (Rutgers, 2016). This is a startling statistic considering that women possess the same rights as men to run for political office and represent one-half of the U.S. population.

Women’s rights in America in late 1800’s women’s right to vote women in medicine and the equal rights for women are the 3 main points that were big in the 1800’s.

The year is 1828 and Andrew Jackson has beat Adams in the campaign for presidency, ultimately leading to the creation of “The Jacksonian Democracy.” Jackson, who came from nothing in comparison to the wealthy, well-educated Adams represented the “common man” and fought for their rights. Looking at America in this light, we see an equalized democracy growing in America, however America seems to have forgotten about the women and blacks that make up more then half the population of the common man. Therefore, America is not growing into a democratized nation, but a nation that favors the white man.

In the 1800s women were looked upon as second-class citizens, depriving them the right to vote, run for office, to become educated or even to have any type of profession. After women were married they were not allowed to own their own property, wages/income, or sign contracts. After decades of intense political activities and rallies women were granted the right to vote in the year 1920. Women decided to take a stand as one and fight for equality amongst men and women, even if it meant dying for women in the future to one day cast a vote or run in the election.

Equality for women has been an ongoing debate for years. Most people recognize the inequality for women in areas besides the business world. However, women in politics is one of the most well-known topics. Until a few years ago, the thought of having a woman as president was absurd. It wasn’t until the 2008 election that the idea of a woman for president would change drastically. Both Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton decided to run in the 2008 presidential election. Although neither of the two were elected, they both still made a dramatic impact on the views of women in politics. Michelle Bernard states that the 2008 election was a breakthrough for women in general. However, Marie Cocco disagrees, stating that the loss was a major disappointment for women. Although both authors feel strongly about their

As you walk down the street today, what do you notice about the people around you? Maybe there’s a white male, an Asian female, and a Latin male. Other than visual cues, there is no indication that there are any differences between one person or another. Any one person, whether black, white, male, or female, can enter any establishment, get a job, buy a piece of land, or vote in an election. However, this has not always been the case. Most of these people at one point or another had limited rights in the United States. Specifically, in the 1800’s, women had limited rights, especially after marriage. Once a woman was wed, she was no longer able to take in her own wages, sign a contract, or own any property. What were the rights that women were lacking, and where do we stand on those issues now? Have we come as far as we think we have with women’s rights? We have a widespread misconceived notion that women have equal rights, but we still have a ways to go. On the surface, it seems that we are all equal finally. However, there are still issues that are still being argued after over 150 years of being in front of our government.

The great race that happens every four years in U.S. is getting close to the finish line, and the contestant are pulling all out to win the necessary votes to win. One of the central topics that is very likely to determine the presidential seat this year, is the topics that revolved around women. Women around the U.S. are keep their eyes peeled on the race as it is the second time in the history of the U.S. to have female candidate, and first time to have serious contending to win the whole race. As the race is narrowing to the finish line, it is clear that the most vocal candidates are Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders. Each of the candidate have their own views on the central topics of women’s right, Sanders and Clinton shares

This year’s Democratic National Convention was historic because it is the first time a major US political party nominated a woman. To Hillary Clinton and many others, this is a big step forward for the feminist movement. Clinton’s nomination is an inspiration to many because it demonstrates that women have the power to do what men can do. By simply being a woman, Clinton is able to gather lots of supporting women. Clinton’s supporters believe that if a woman is elected as president, it shows that America is changing for the better.

The election between Clinton, the Democratic nominee, and Republican nominee Donald Trump was a greatly consequential one that strongly captured my interest, especially since I was now eligible to vote. I was excited at the prospect of the highest and hardest glass ceiling in the United States to finally be shattered, however, following Clinton’s surprise defeat from her rival Trump, the glass ceiling has been left intact. Throughout the course of the election, I had personally heard several remarks regarding Clinton’s gender and how it impacted one’s vote choice. Some of these remarks included that women are “too emotional” to hold such a position, and that it would be emasculating for a man to vote for a woman. Retrospectively looking at this past election cycle has brought my aforementioned research question to the forefront for me and has made me question just how much of an impact a candidate’s gender can have over vote choice in a United States presidential election. This is an important question to be researched as it can assist in addressing just how prevalent sexism and misogyny are in the country today. Women make up approximately 51% of the country’s population meaning that factors such as sexism directly affect over half of the population. In addition, Clinton’s gender may have assisted in

America is a country that prides itself on equal opportunity for all. However, the results of the recent presidential election have demonstrated a major disparity in the ‘equality’ of that opportunity. Donald Trump, with almost no political qualifications, beat out Hillary Clinton, a highly qualified individual, for the presidency. In addition, many scandals were attached to the Trump campaign, mainly his disparaging comments against women. The success of his campaign, after all the scandals, can be attributed to sexism in the general American population. Ingrained sexism in American society constituted a major reason as to why Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election.

Women are not helpless creatures in a world full of challenges. They are considered role models of families, businesses, and social movements. They are the pillars of feminism. Women are now holders and decision makers of recognized networks, strong figures in the senate and political institutions. However, women are not decision makers in all nations. In specific societies where women empowerment is overruled, there is no major feminist movement prevalent. The theory of an existing hope of unity between women is minimal, but as the idea of “empowerment” unfolds, it inspires women to support their gender. Females have started to fight as one against social misconceptions, labor inequality, and political limitations. It is the concept of women

Men are stronger and able to do more in different areas than women, but a women's right to vote is a big ordeal. All women’s rights are important in all aspects of life. Women are important and needed because of the many roles they play from being a friend, girlfriend, fiancé, wife, and mother, but see that’s through a man’s eye. Through women’s eyes, we are jeweled beholders; we are the ones that give out more love than we receive. We are smarter than men and are willing to do much more than what we have been offered over the past centuries. Whereas “women who worked in the 1960s, 38% of them were largely limited to jobs as teachers, nurses, or secretaries.” (1960s -70s)

“It is past time for women to take their rightful place, side by side with men, in the rooms where the fates of peoples, where children’s and grandchildren’s fates, are decided.” (Clinton) Hillary Clinton has been a driving force in the continuous fight for women’s rights. She leads by example, she became the first women to run for president, holding the seat for speaker of the house. Mrs. Clinton speaks out for women on freedom of choice, education, fair wages, and many more past, current, and future issues. For over 170 years women have been suppressed by men and the laws in which they created. Women have continually and successfully battled for the rights they deserve including equal opportunities in politics,

Women around the world have been plagued by a host of issues including poverty, sexual abuse, domestic violence, the wage gap, poor pre and post-natal care, inadequate representation in numerous fields, and human trafficking for centuries. While these problems are certainly abhorrent, recently, especially in the United States, there is a new issue arising. Obviously we are in a very unique time in our country, as far as politics go. This country is undeniably extremely divided over the Presidency of Donald Trump. Many people believed that because Hillary Clinton is a woman all women should have voted for her, presumably to help eradicate gender discrimination. I see this as a problem because voting on a candidate solely based on their gender IS gender discrimination. Additionally, it is insulting to women to be told that we should all hold the same views because of our gender. Rather than attack each other for not holding the same ideals, we as women should encourage and empower each other to educate ourselves and make our own informed decisions.

Anonymity is the state of being anonymous and it is also how women were recognized or not seen before feminism. Although, some anonymity may be relaxing the thought of totally anonymity is undesirable by any human being. The first brush of feminism started in 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York after a two day conference on woman’s rights. 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiment. The declaration declared “equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women.” One hundred and twenty-six years later Judy Chicago created The Dinner Party, a mixed media installation to celebrate women and women artists from their tyranny of anonymity.