Women's Rights Dbq Essay

During the twentieth century, many parts of the world were changing their social, political, economic ideology. One of these movements for the changes was the communist movement, their ultimate goal was creating a communist society. This meant that there were no private properties or economic classes. Whether it was positive or negative, this communist movement greatly affected women’s struggle for rights. In some cases, communism simply did not favor women’s rights. The fact that there were less percentage of women than men in many of the professional categories was evidence that communism did not favor the women’s rights. In document six, Fidel Castro, president of Cuba, says “In Cuba there remains a certain discrimination against women,” …show more content…
The principle of communism is that everyone is equal, which is why no one owns private property, has a social class, and also why everyone works equally to get rewarded equally. This is demonstrated in document three which states that women in North Vietnam “enjoy equal rights with men in all spheres of political, economic, cultural, social, and domestic life” it further goes on to say that “women enjoy equal pay with men.” Additionally, in document five the propaganda also illustrates the equality of women. Document five shows a female student holding a book, a female doctor, a female scientist and a female driver in the military. All of these show and suggest that women were treated as equal as men in China since they are seen working jobs that are not common women during that time period. Another case in which communism can be seen as a positive impact for the women is in document one. In document one, Alexandra Kollontai, a Russian Communist revolutionary, writes that her party cared little for women’s liberation. Alexandra Kollontai then writes and promises that she would gather up “women workers in Russia to socialism and, at the same time, of working for the liberation of women, for her equality of rights.” This shows positive effect for women’s rights because a communist revolutionary is determined to give women the rights that they deserve. Finally, document seven, though a letter of complaint also suggests that women had more rights. The anonymous woman says that she works hours of labor in factories and building sites and is allowed to work to provide for her family just like men usually do. Clearly, communism had a positive impact on women’s rights because it sought to create more equality between men and