Equal opportunity

The Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment or the ERA, is a Constitutional Amendment written by Alice Paul stating, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” The amendment was introduced to congress in 1923 however the first interest in the idea of equality started in 1848 at the first Women’s Rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY. I support the Equal Rights Amendment. Although numerous women did not…

Women Unequal Pay in Developed Countries Women and unequal pay is a normal social issue has been existing on the world stage for decades. Since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act (EPA) in 1963, women have earned 59 percent for every dollar that earned by men. Today, the pay gap became narrowed but still exists with women earning 79 percent for every dollar earned by men (Hallman). During the past few decades, a lot of people participated in the study of why this social issue still exists…

or any state on account of sex,” reads the Equal Rights Amendment. Women in the United States of America did not have many rights before 1919. However, in the early 1920’s, the Equal Rights Amendment was created for the benefit of America’s women. The amendment was dedicated to equality for women, for equality to be included inside of the Constitution, and to support women’s rights. Even today, the Equal Rights Amendment remains controversial. The Equal Rights Amendment was founded by Alice…

“... the New Women of the 1920s boldly asserted her right to dance, drink, smoke, and date...” (Zeitz). During the early 1900s, women were considered inferior to men. Women were expected to take care of the home, children, and religion. On the other hand, men took care of politics and business (Benner). Significant changes occurred in the 1920s for women regarding politics, labor, and appearance. A major event for women during the 1920s was the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment. On…

against his demands, Midge attends the class anyway. Bob later complains to Donna, that Midge has abandoned them and that is not something married women do, to which Donna replies with, “Sure they do Dad, it’s the 70s.”, and further explains that the equal rights movement is important to women because they are no longer an object of the husband’s possession. Throughout the conversation between the family the laugh track is used many times; when Bob asks Midge, “Is this about jewelry? Because, if…

to make everything equal for all men and women - no matter their skin color, race,…

The American Equal Rights Association is an organization, which strived for the equal rights of every citizen in the United States including women and people of colors. It was established in 1866 and based on the Eleventh National Women's Rights Convention. In 1867, on the first annual meeting of the American Equal Rights Association, they mainly debated that all women should be given the same rights as men were entitled and the black men and women should be given equal rights at the same time.…

parents, the cost of living has increased, and the system has been built to keep them oppressed. Until the recent century children had at least one parent who could stay home and watch over them. That wasn’t until the Equal Pay Act of 1963 when both women and men were guaranteed equal pay regardless of gender…

provision of equal rights to women in social, work and family life. Notably, the Liberation Movement provided with equal pay. In other words, demonstrations closed the pay gap. In fact, according to the U.S. Women 's Bureau and NCPE (National Committee on Pay Equity - The National Committee for a fair wage), a record level, the gap reached in 1973, when women earned on average 56.6% of the earnings of men doing the same job. It was the year of the decade in 1963 adopted a law on equal pay (Equal…

The women’s movement of the 1960s was a movement that should have happened a long time ago. Women have been excluded from the government since the beginning of America even though they were just as important as men were to certain events, like abolition or prohibition. Women are central to society and should have been treated as such from the beginning. The movement took decades to be included in mainstream culture. When it finally was being talked about, the movement accomplished many goals…