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    Originally, Title IX started with equality in school related activities, but soon advanced to equality in sports. Amanda Ross Edwards covers this transition in her article, when she mentions the first intentions of Title IX by saying “Although current debates focus on gender equity in athletics, Title IX legislation as originally written did not even mention sport” (300). The switch from gender equality in education to gender equality in sports explains the idea of Title IX because it shows how…

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    Sheryl Sandberg

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    action women need to takes. Can you provide some specific details (e.g., examples, arguments, advice, website addresses, The author provides two websites where people can ask question, about different topic issue related to business and also help you understand your strength and ongoing encouragements. www.facebook.com.…

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    inherently involves taking gender—and therefore sex—into account” (Grossman, 2012). A specific example of discrimination based on transgender status is sex discrimination and is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights would be the landmark case of Macy v. Holder. Macy, a male transitioning into a woman, applied for a position at a crime lab with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) (Waguespack, n.d.). She was informed twice by the director that the job was as long…

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    To what extent did Title IX affect a woman's experience in college? Before June 23, 1972, it was very unlikely to see a women playing sports in college. There was no such thing as an athletic scholarship for a female. Being sexually harassed or raped? It was passed only as a boy being a boy. There was no one to report it to in college let alone any action plan to stop this from happening to women in college. Women were rejected from colleges based on solely on their gender. It was believed that…

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    Second Wave Feminism

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    During the second wave of feminism women experience several changes and there were specific people, books, and laws that contributed to those changes. For example, people such as Betty Friedan, founders of NOW (National Organization of Women), Jane Roe, and Margaret Sanger; books such as “The Feminine Mystique”. And laws such as The Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act. Before we further more explain what was previously listed it is good…

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    Sandra Bem

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    Sandra Bem is one of the influential psychologists who contributes to the literature especially about gender development from the feminist perspective. Lynn Liben and Rebecca Bigler get inspired from her ideas and theories. In this article, they mainly support arguments of Sandra Bem with psychological studies. Actually, in this article, the basis is from Sandra Bem and additional contributions are from author's researches. In this sense, we can say that this article contributes the psychology…

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    athletics, and jobs. What do all of these things have in common? Each area offers greater opportunities for men rather than for women. Gender equality is a controversial issue throughout the entire world, with men usually receiving more opportunities. This paper will show the history of gender equality, the many different areas in which it occurs as a problem, arguments for gender equality, and ways to make men and women equal in the eyes of society. Some people may wonder exactly what…

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    Kennedy, and carried out by President Lyndon B. Johnson, eliminates job discrimination of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Meaning that it is illegal for any employer to discriminate against an employee for any of these reasons. However, this law does have a support law, Bona Fide Occupational Qualification…

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    Title VII Summary

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    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that, “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer … to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race, color, sex, or national origin.” Its goal was to create equality of employment by removing obstacles facing certain classes, such as women. If a law firm had a dress code requiring women in receptionist and secretarial…

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    company unfairly paid Lilly Ledbetter while working there for 19 years due to her gender. Unfortunately, women have had a hard time gaining respect. They only wanted to be treated fairly and received the same pay as others. In some cases, it states that women will not be able to get paid equally regardless if it is for the same job function. This unequal pay still exists because of the discrimination of gender gap. Subsequently, throughout her employment with the company, her exposure to…

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