Equal Rights In America Research Paper

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2017 had become an eye opening year for america, with a total of 71 sexual assaults.Many lives and careers were destroyed. Sexiest issues like this for women have happened all our lives. It starts with a public schools gender biased dress code. Girls will grow up to believe that letting a guy do or wear whatever he wants while a women must follow all rules is okay. America equal rights for women have become a huge concern this year. For instance, women do not get paid as much as men do for performing the same task, for the same amount of time. Michelle williams was asked to reshoot scenes for a movie with her co star, Mark Wahlberg. Michelle was only paid 1000 dollars to redo these scenes while her co star was paid much more. The dress code might seem like a small issue in schools today, but this is the stuff itt leads up to. …show more content…
They can wear ripped jeans, they can sag, and they can wear muscle shirts. All 3 of these wardrobe choices are out of dress code. And yet they won’t get caught for it. Girls would like to wear ripped jeans and shirts that show their shoulder, but they can’t because a girl would get dress coded for that. Teenage boys can also buy clothes from their favorite stores, such as hollister or american eagle. Both of these stores sell mens ripped jeans. Teenage girls cannot buy jeans from these stores because they are ripped. How could something like this be fair at all. If gender biased dress code continues, girls could grow up to not be confident or independent. They might not know how to express themselves. They might think that they have to follow stereotypes. Possibly even grow up to believe that not being treated equal is okay. How can schools continue to let this

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