Equality: For whom was it made for?
Most women believe that equality was gained on August 18, 1920, with the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution after the successful women 's suffrage movement. Technically, they are right but is that still true today? The 19th amendment gave women the ability to vote and have the same sway over our country as men have for hundreds of years. It was gained after years of women activists organizing, petitioning, and lobbying congress to raise awareness and convince the American people that women 's rights were valid. The only downfall to the efforts of countless suffragettes and abolitionists was the realization that their efforts were far from over. Even with the ratification of the 19th amendment women 's …show more content…
These women cite the gender pay gap, healthcare discrimination, and the cultural and societal norms that shape the way women are treated and what is expected of them as the outcome of unaccepted gender equality. The start of the women 's rights movement started the changing of America 's views on gender equality and questioned gender roles to change the lives of women and men forever.
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In Emma Green 's article "What America Lost as Women Entered the Workforce" she expands upon the notion that civil society has been lost due to the over-accentuation of working women and gender equivalent roles creating a "vacuum-like effect" as traditional motherly roles are lost. These roles that were once confined to the mother in a traditional marriage are not lost due to the lack of interest but to the gender bias that still exists in American society while opportunities are given to women but with the same cultural expectations. The cultural expectations that still affect mothers are the, sometimes regarded as sexist, expectations of the mother being …show more content…
When women strive for equality without unanimous help from a community and overcoming those biases it can lead to the overworked and underpaid women who strive for careers without prejudice and widens the gap between them and the parents who want to be active at home or homemakers regardless of gender. This gap that people like Chris Bernholdt, who blogs at DadNCharge, thought was closed in 2008 due to the rise in awareness of stay at home parents failed to acknowledge what also needed to happen afterward; acceptance. In Chris Bodenner 's article "The Loneliness of Being a Stay-at-Home Dad", which asked for perspectives from stay-at-home dads like Chris Bernholdt, shares "One of the most prominent themes is the lack of social support—and even stigma—experienced by men." When speaking about gender equality many people don 't take into account how many men are also treated in fields dominated by women. Just as women face a backlash from beliefs they should be doing specific jobs men also feel the same discrimination. Bernholdt shares many things about his life that show
Most women believe that equality was gained on August 18, 1920, with the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution after the successful women 's suffrage movement. Technically, they are right but is that still true today? The 19th amendment gave women the ability to vote and have the same sway over our country as men have for hundreds of years. It was gained after years of women activists organizing, petitioning, and lobbying congress to raise awareness and convince the American people that women 's rights were valid. The only downfall to the efforts of countless suffragettes and abolitionists was the realization that their efforts were far from over. Even with the ratification of the 19th amendment women 's …show more content…
These women cite the gender pay gap, healthcare discrimination, and the cultural and societal norms that shape the way women are treated and what is expected of them as the outcome of unaccepted gender equality. The start of the women 's rights movement started the changing of America 's views on gender equality and questioned gender roles to change the lives of women and men forever.
Scarpa 2
In Emma Green 's article "What America Lost as Women Entered the Workforce" she expands upon the notion that civil society has been lost due to the over-accentuation of working women and gender equivalent roles creating a "vacuum-like effect" as traditional motherly roles are lost. These roles that were once confined to the mother in a traditional marriage are not lost due to the lack of interest but to the gender bias that still exists in American society while opportunities are given to women but with the same cultural expectations. The cultural expectations that still affect mothers are the, sometimes regarded as sexist, expectations of the mother being …show more content…
When women strive for equality without unanimous help from a community and overcoming those biases it can lead to the overworked and underpaid women who strive for careers without prejudice and widens the gap between them and the parents who want to be active at home or homemakers regardless of gender. This gap that people like Chris Bernholdt, who blogs at DadNCharge, thought was closed in 2008 due to the rise in awareness of stay at home parents failed to acknowledge what also needed to happen afterward; acceptance. In Chris Bodenner 's article "The Loneliness of Being a Stay-at-Home Dad", which asked for perspectives from stay-at-home dads like Chris Bernholdt, shares "One of the most prominent themes is the lack of social support—and even stigma—experienced by men." When speaking about gender equality many people don 't take into account how many men are also treated in fields dominated by women. Just as women face a backlash from beliefs they should be doing specific jobs men also feel the same discrimination. Bernholdt shares many things about his life that show