Equal Protection Clause

the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements. As a result, men are given greater life chances while women end up getting shortchanged. In Donald Treiman and Heidi Hartmann’s book titled Women, Work and Wages: Equal Pay for Jobs of Equal Value, the validity of the compensation systems and the methods for determining the relative comparable worth of jobs is investigated upon. In conclusion, they discovered that job evaluations are inherently subjective and prone to sex…

preventing her from receiving equal pay for equal work. During the current United States presidential race, equal pay for equal work has reemerged as a hot topic, which Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party are using to attract voters, male and female alike. Even though women have made great strides in the workplace, pay inequality persists in today’s society. If women have comparable education, qualifications, and experiences to their male counterparts, they should receive equal pay for…

age of 21, the right to vote, and the different viewpoints leading to the same principle of equality for all citizens. However, the scholars have not yet adequately addressed Alice Paul 's role in the passing of the Women 's Suffrage Movement, the Equal Rights Amendment, World War I, and the Civil Rights Act. The gap of information is essential to provide a through history of women and their role in twentieth century America. The research I am working on will fill in the missing gaps of…

From the beginning, they must set themselves apart from the labels and connotations put on their generation by the generations that came before them in order to succeed. Women have to fight the wage gap and the glass ceiling in order to be given equal opportunities as the other applicants that do not have two X chromosomes. This leads to the question, what companies can do to eliminate these barriers? The Glass Ceiling ‘The Glass Ceiling,’ is a term that refers to the barrier that women face…

debated issue in today’s society. There should not be an employer who bases their paying wage off of gender, but establish equal work on jobs requiring performance of skilled assets to create equal earnings. More so, a women’s education must add professionalism to their resume instead, to create more opportunities. The Paycheck Fairness Act will help secure equal pay for equal work for all Americans while authorizing reasonable comparisons between employees within clearly clarified geographical…

how society thinks about women and how they can prove that women are equal to all other people in all aspects of social, political and economic life eliminating discrimination at the same time. There is more than 500,000 contributing members, 500 local and campus affiliate in all 50 states. The issues that NOW supports are winning economic equality and securing it with an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that will guarantee equal rights for women; championing abortion rights, reproductive…

Title Through the majority of history books taught in middle schools and high schools these books discuss about the great men whom made changes and impacts throughout human history. In some instances a few women make notable appearances in which are somewhat mentioned but never really goes in extent when comparing to other male figures. These examples in modern day age goes to show the small importance women are really given or the impact they made, without really portraying the struggle and…

Phyllis Schlafly Report, published monthly since 1967 through her death in 2016, and The Education Reporter (Critchlow 288). In The Phyllis Schlafly Report, Schlafly published almost one hundred articles from 1972 to 1982 concerning the dangers of the Equal Rights Amendment (Critchlow and Stachecki 165-166). Senator Sam Ervin, also opposed to the ERA as sent to the states…

Civil liberties and rights that us Americans inherit as people are not granted. Civil rights are the guarantees of equal opportunities, privileges, and treatment, the civil liberties are individual rights and freedoms that government is obligated to protect. Government should not intrude or embark on those rights. Yet time and time again there are restrictions on each and every individual “freedom” given to us. The Bill of Rights essentially protects the freedom of expression and rights of the…

Deadly Fumes According to NFPA, National Fire Protection Association, a house fire occurs every 85 seconds and causes a death every 161 minutes. In 2014, NFPA reported 1,298,000 fires in the United States. These fires caused $11.6 billion in property damage, but most importantly 15,775 civilian injuries and 3,275 civilian deaths. Most fire deaths transpire due to smoke inhalation, not by burns. Smoke incapacitates rapidly, making it impossible for a victim to exit the building. Smoke has three…