National Organization for Women

challenges women faced before the liberation was the dominance among the males over the female sex. Because the woman labor force increased they had two jobs. To actually go work and take of the children as…

Jane Addams Brought Change to America Without a Corporation Behind Her. In today’s modern society, where money controls most of the things one does, it’s hard to imagine a way to change a large group of people’s life without having a substantial amount of money to start off with. This is why charities advocate so much for donations, pledges, and other means of gathering money. Jane Addams, while she did have family money, was one of the few people who was able to change a large number of lives…

Mass killings are very devastating to hear about. They victimize the lives of innocent men, women, and children. When mass killings become a regular, along with other cruelties, it is called a genocide. Genocide, as of Dictionary.com, is defined as “the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.”(“Genocide”) Because this kind of barbarism isn’t normal and humane, it has to be stopped or prevented. Genocide could be prevented by understanding…

situation the victims the majority of the time are women. In the third world country gender inequality leads to rape, unfair treatment of women and marital violence. In India when marriage occurs the family of the bride is required to bring a token of gratitude in some form to the groom or his family. This is because the bride is seen…

men and women with how they score on standardized testing. In his article, “Standardized Tests Are a New Glass Ceiling,” Andrew Hacker is able to establish a footing that women do significantly worse than men in test scores. Testing is used to give opportunities to those who do well on them; the possibility of scholarships or grants for educational…

improve the lives of American women in the 1900s by protesting, taking personal risks and working together with other suffragists. Women’s suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections that took place in the late 19th century. For example, women didn’t have a right to vote and didn’t have control over their kids and property. National and international organizations formed to coordinate efforts to gain voting rights. Alice Paul, one of the main leaders of the National Woman’s Party, took a…

The main goals of the Human Genome Project (HGP) were to complete an accurate sequence of the 3 billion DNA pairs that made up the human genome. The project was also aimed to develop new tools that obtain and analyze data; it was also aimed to make information available to not just officials but the public as well. This is because any advances in genetics will affect individuals in society. The HGP decided to explore the consequences of genomic research through its Ethical, Legal, and Social…

aggression of many men, which women had few rights to protect themselves from, or were able to support themselves. During the early 19th century, people of the United States panicked that they were living in sin, and feared God would no longer bless the U.S. That the unholy citizens would threaten the political system, and they were in need of virtuous citizens. Many of these thoughts being introduced…

nonprofit and nonpartisan organization working to improve voter turnout rates through promoting electoral reform. Founded in 1992 and named the Center for Voting and Democracy in 1993, FairVote aims ensure proportional representation for all citizens. FairVote advocates for the reform of the country’s electoral system as a tactic to increase voter turnout rates due to the “ number of systemic electoral reforms that reverse the contextual reasons for low turnout.” The organization correlates low…

This forum involved five women as they sought to break down these issues and discover if there are any similarities and differences that can drive them to a conclusion on women in the workplace. Barbara Jones was the moderator of the forum and the senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, Anita Bair is the CEO of the Independent Women’s Forum (discussed women’s…