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women's participation in u.s. politics- voting and public office
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16.3%, 71 women ranked 68 overall
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ERA
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introduced in 1923 to counter inadequacies of the 14th amendment, affirms owmen hold all rights men to, rewritten in the 40's, passed congress in 1982. Most important effect was to clairfy the status of gender discrimination.
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Welfare Reform
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1996 personal responsibilty and work oppurtunity reconcilation act terminated the major source of welfare, aid to families with dependent children
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Military participation by women and people of color
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currently 350,000 women in the us military, make up 15% of active duty personnel, in 2005 women of color made up 14%, in WW11 the most women participated in the military 400,000
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Don't ask don't tell policy
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introduced by Clinton in mid 90's, was supposed to be a comporomise but has few supporters, if homosexuals were foudn to be gay they were discharged
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Tailhook scandal
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men sexually assault women but don't get in trouble
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Bootstrap myth
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lack of economic success rests with the indivudal
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% of prison inmates that are women
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7%, up 6.1% in 1995, 107,518 women prisoners
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coverture
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husband + wife = one person
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