Throughout the years woman have fought against discrimination. Not allowed to advance simply because they are women and their physical capabilities. Important steps have been taken towards combating this discrimination. The question it how has the event of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) effected woman rights in the workplace?
In the 1970’s, a movement of equality for women was sparked. A 1970 Times article “who’s come a long way baby”, "They want equal pay for equal work, and a chance at jobs traditionally reserved for men only. They seek nationwide abortion reform -- ideally, free abortions on demand. They desire round-the-clock, state-supported child-care centers in order to cut the apron strings that confine mothers to unpaid domestic servitude at home. The most radical feminists want far more. Their eschatological aim is to topple the patriarchal system in which men by birthright control all of society's levers …show more content…
In the General Electric Co. v. Gilbert case “The Court distinguished pregnancy because, although it is “confined to women, … it is in other ways significantly different from the typical covered disease or disability … and is often … voluntarily undertaken.” (General Electric Co. v. Gilbert, 429 U.S. 125 (1976)) From the General Electric Co. v. Gilbert case congress saw a gap between the already established equality laws which allowed previous pregnant discriminators to get off, leading the necessity of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Congress’s primary focus in passing the PDA was to overturn General Electric Co. v. Gilbert,in which the Supreme Court held
In the 1970’s, a movement of equality for women was sparked. A 1970 Times article “who’s come a long way baby”, "They want equal pay for equal work, and a chance at jobs traditionally reserved for men only. They seek nationwide abortion reform -- ideally, free abortions on demand. They desire round-the-clock, state-supported child-care centers in order to cut the apron strings that confine mothers to unpaid domestic servitude at home. The most radical feminists want far more. Their eschatological aim is to topple the patriarchal system in which men by birthright control all of society's levers …show more content…
In the General Electric Co. v. Gilbert case “The Court distinguished pregnancy because, although it is “confined to women, … it is in other ways significantly different from the typical covered disease or disability … and is often … voluntarily undertaken.” (General Electric Co. v. Gilbert, 429 U.S. 125 (1976)) From the General Electric Co. v. Gilbert case congress saw a gap between the already established equality laws which allowed previous pregnant discriminators to get off, leading the necessity of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Congress’s primary focus in passing the PDA was to overturn General Electric Co. v. Gilbert,in which the Supreme Court held