Women’s Rights Matter
Women’s right is an ever pressing issue on the United States. It’s a constant push to gain equality for women. Feminists are the leading activists fighting for equal treatment. Although years ago it was the Black Panthers who promoted equal rights for women. The Black Panther Party was thought to be a group that promoted violence to get what they wanted, but their gender philosophies on women were ahead of their times. The Panthers treated women like men’s equals. Elaine Brown was the head of the organization for a few years, and women played a major role in the revolution. The male Panthers never considered women to be worth less than them. Speaking on equality for women Bobby Seale said, “All people talk, think, feel and human relationships have to be determined on that basis, not on a sex basis” (Seale. 86). The panthers understood women shouldn’t be valued less than men and made it a point to treat them the same. In 2015 women are still fighting to be valued the same as men.
Issues concerning equality are prevalent in the work force today. One issue that’s brought up is …show more content…
One of the biggest issues always brought up is Planned Parenthood an organization that provides women health care, to those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford it. America’s government is made up mostly of men, who are deciding what women can and can’t do with her own body, and are in a constant debate on whether to stop federally funding Planned Parenthood. The panthers said, “Sisters have a duty and the right to do whatever they want to do in order to see to it that they are not regulated to an inferior position.” (Cleaver. 99). The right thing for a women to would be to have the right over her own body, and be able to make the right choices for her body based on what she sees fit. This decision shouldn’t be made by men for women because they shouldn’t have a voice in women’s
Women’s right is an ever pressing issue on the United States. It’s a constant push to gain equality for women. Feminists are the leading activists fighting for equal treatment. Although years ago it was the Black Panthers who promoted equal rights for women. The Black Panther Party was thought to be a group that promoted violence to get what they wanted, but their gender philosophies on women were ahead of their times. The Panthers treated women like men’s equals. Elaine Brown was the head of the organization for a few years, and women played a major role in the revolution. The male Panthers never considered women to be worth less than them. Speaking on equality for women Bobby Seale said, “All people talk, think, feel and human relationships have to be determined on that basis, not on a sex basis” (Seale. 86). The panthers understood women shouldn’t be valued less than men and made it a point to treat them the same. In 2015 women are still fighting to be valued the same as men.
Issues concerning equality are prevalent in the work force today. One issue that’s brought up is …show more content…
One of the biggest issues always brought up is Planned Parenthood an organization that provides women health care, to those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford it. America’s government is made up mostly of men, who are deciding what women can and can’t do with her own body, and are in a constant debate on whether to stop federally funding Planned Parenthood. The panthers said, “Sisters have a duty and the right to do whatever they want to do in order to see to it that they are not regulated to an inferior position.” (Cleaver. 99). The right thing for a women to would be to have the right over her own body, and be able to make the right choices for her body based on what she sees fit. This decision shouldn’t be made by men for women because they shouldn’t have a voice in women’s