Essay #2
Inequality in the Workplace
Feminism for the longest time was not even considered a term let alone a movement to most of America. Women were housewives, baby makers, and cleaners nothing more. As time progressed, they were eventually needed in the factories during World War II but that was short-lived. Women continue to suffer from unequal workplaces that do not consider women as the same strength and ability as men. As feminism continues to progress, women still suffer from inequalities that can be changed. Women and men are considered different in the eyes of an employer even though by law they are considered equals and expect equality. Even with the Equal Pay Act, women only make 78 cents to the dollar that men make (WVFV …show more content…
Society made laws preventing women from having protected sex or abortions. Reproductive rights for women have evolved with time which has eventually given them more freedom to do what they want. The history that leads up to the current allowance for reproductive rights has impacted society. People put their life on the line for generations of women to have the ability to do what they want with their body. Reproductive rights in the modern day is not necessarily a concern for most women. Many do not think about what others had suffered through just to gain these rights. Most never knew some of the horrific things women did to themselves to terminate their pregnancies. Contraception was not a thing couples were using during sex, therefore; families were having more kids than they want or can afford to take care of. During this time, every woman dreamed of a contraceptive that would allow them to have sex and enjoy it but not worry about getting pregnant. Margret Sanger changed the lives of not only current generations of women but also unborn women. When thinking about reproductive rights, one does not think only a small handful of people helped Margret Sanger in her development of birth control. Also, with the current laws in place, thinking bad it is hard to believe there were laws preventing women from using, taking, or making contraceptives. The body of a woman is not something the government should be able to control by laws if a woman does not want to have a child but wants to have sex it should be allowed since it is a private and personal matter. When Gregory Pincus was asked by Margret Sanger to help create the pill you would think there would not be any backlash. But companies denied him funding and Harvard denied him tenure all over a simple pill that can change the life of a woman (The Pill part
Inequality in the Workplace
Feminism for the longest time was not even considered a term let alone a movement to most of America. Women were housewives, baby makers, and cleaners nothing more. As time progressed, they were eventually needed in the factories during World War II but that was short-lived. Women continue to suffer from unequal workplaces that do not consider women as the same strength and ability as men. As feminism continues to progress, women still suffer from inequalities that can be changed. Women and men are considered different in the eyes of an employer even though by law they are considered equals and expect equality. Even with the Equal Pay Act, women only make 78 cents to the dollar that men make (WVFV …show more content…
Society made laws preventing women from having protected sex or abortions. Reproductive rights for women have evolved with time which has eventually given them more freedom to do what they want. The history that leads up to the current allowance for reproductive rights has impacted society. People put their life on the line for generations of women to have the ability to do what they want with their body. Reproductive rights in the modern day is not necessarily a concern for most women. Many do not think about what others had suffered through just to gain these rights. Most never knew some of the horrific things women did to themselves to terminate their pregnancies. Contraception was not a thing couples were using during sex, therefore; families were having more kids than they want or can afford to take care of. During this time, every woman dreamed of a contraceptive that would allow them to have sex and enjoy it but not worry about getting pregnant. Margret Sanger changed the lives of not only current generations of women but also unborn women. When thinking about reproductive rights, one does not think only a small handful of people helped Margret Sanger in her development of birth control. Also, with the current laws in place, thinking bad it is hard to believe there were laws preventing women from using, taking, or making contraceptives. The body of a woman is not something the government should be able to control by laws if a woman does not want to have a child but wants to have sex it should be allowed since it is a private and personal matter. When Gregory Pincus was asked by Margret Sanger to help create the pill you would think there would not be any backlash. But companies denied him funding and Harvard denied him tenure all over a simple pill that can change the life of a woman (The Pill part