Gender Injustices In America

After researching historical and current events around gender injustices, notably obvious repetitions in history became increasingly evident. In 1776 the United States of America had declared its independence and become its own country with its Declaration of Independence. This document made promises of equality to its citizens and helped to determine the path the country would take. The Declaration of Independence reads, “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” This line ensures the equality of all US citizens and protects their rights.

Later, in 1789, the Constitution …show more content…
For example, the 19th amendment reads, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” This means that citizens cannot be denied the right to vote or any other right for that matter due to their gender or women have the same complete rights as men and are therefore equal in every way, ending women’s suffrage. However, according to the article, “What do men get that women don't? Here are a few things” by Alia Dastagir, equality is far from being achieved. This article reads, “They poured into the nation's capital for the Women's March on Washington, flooding the streets to articulate many of the same demands as those women in Houston 40 years ago — and to insist that what rights had been granted remain protected. They called again for the Equal Rights Amendment to be included in the Constitution.” In this grievance against the Constitution, the author shows due to modern day issues (such as the wage gap between men and women’s pay, the likelihood that women will suffer from domestic violence compared to men, and the lack of female political representation), women are still treated as equal to men despite the supposed ending of women’s suffrage with the passing of the 19th amendment. Despite being reassured numerous times that women are equal to men both in the past and present, it is becoming increasingly evident that history is merely repeating itself in the way that women are still denied their equality to men seemingly promised by the Constitution in the forms of the 15th and 19th