Abortion has been a key issue for many years, before the 1960’s, abortions were rarely permitted. In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court made decisions that fundamentally changed abortion policy. In the case of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the Court passed that the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution, which allow all people “life, liberty and property,” did not include the life of the unborn fetus (DiNitto, 2011).
Next, women’s rights movement was geared toward marital rape. In 1976, the first marital rape law was enacted in Nebraska, making it illegal for a husband to rape his wife. Most states did not consider spousal rape a crime. Women were getting beat and raped for decades without getting frowned upon. Feminists began efforts in changing this law to be more humane. They believed if a women says no in having sexual activity from anyone, including her husband then that’s her right to deny that person. More so, if anyone dishonors her then they should be charged with rape (Banks, 2001). …show more content…
There was a time sexual harassment was acceptable, and that was the price you had to pay if you wanted to work with the men. Women use to be teased, groped, and some were terminated if they wouldn’t perform sexual favors for their harasser. However, Mechelle Vinson worked at a bank and was a victim of sexual harassment for four years. Vinson, sued her employer because believed such harassment caused a hostile environment that covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1986, the case Menitor Savings Banks v. Vinson, was presented to the Supreme Court and found that sexual harassment was a form of job discrimination. Her case was one of the first cases to recognize a cause of action based upon a discriminatory work environment. (DiNitto,
Next, women’s rights movement was geared toward marital rape. In 1976, the first marital rape law was enacted in Nebraska, making it illegal for a husband to rape his wife. Most states did not consider spousal rape a crime. Women were getting beat and raped for decades without getting frowned upon. Feminists began efforts in changing this law to be more humane. They believed if a women says no in having sexual activity from anyone, including her husband then that’s her right to deny that person. More so, if anyone dishonors her then they should be charged with rape (Banks, 2001). …show more content…
There was a time sexual harassment was acceptable, and that was the price you had to pay if you wanted to work with the men. Women use to be teased, groped, and some were terminated if they wouldn’t perform sexual favors for their harasser. However, Mechelle Vinson worked at a bank and was a victim of sexual harassment for four years. Vinson, sued her employer because believed such harassment caused a hostile environment that covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1986, the case Menitor Savings Banks v. Vinson, was presented to the Supreme Court and found that sexual harassment was a form of job discrimination. Her case was one of the first cases to recognize a cause of action based upon a discriminatory work environment. (DiNitto,