1 / 16

Women and equality

Women and equality. Presentation by Victoria and Ethan. Many women who fought for Civil and workers’ rights later became active in women’s rights. Women make up half of the population in US, but were treated as a minority In 1848 the Seneca Falls convention happened (women’s suffrage)

keira
Download Presentation

Women and equality

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Women and equality Presentation by Victoria and Ethan

  2. Many women who fought for Civil and workers’ rights later became active in women’s rights. • Women make up half of the population in US, but were treated as a minority • In 1848 the Seneca Falls convention happened (women’s suffrage) • Many women attended college but didn’t enter a profession. • For almost every job, women made less than men. • Equal pay act = outlawed wage differences based on gender • Civil rights act - also prohibited discrimination based on gender. • glass ceiling: an invisible barrier to professional advancement of women and minorities

  3. National Organization for Women: a group formed in 1966 to advance women's rights. • Sexism - used to describe oppression on women. • Women liberation - movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, educational, social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men. • Feminism - movement for women’s equality. • Working for Equal Rights - One of the main goals of the women’s movement was to win passage of the equal rights amendment to the Constitution. • ERA equality of rights under the law shall not be denied by the United States.

  4. Video on Women • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySfRXOfgbKU

  5. Some people thought the ERA would force women to serve in the military. • Women’s rights also focused on birth control and abortion. • Birth control - people argued that family-planning centers should not advise couples on other methods to avoid pregnancy. • Some Americans disapproved the pill. • Some people saw abortions as murder. • 1937 court Ruled in Roe vs. Wade that the "the rights of privacy... is broad enough to encompass a women’s decision whether or not to terminate their pregnancy.”

  6. Accomplishments • Right to vote • Equal opportunity employment • Are now seen as more than just housewives • Are more involved in politics • Equal civil and political rights

  7. Current Progress • Tremendous progress has been made • But there is still discrimination and unfairness towards women • In 2012 the US made a proposal to protect a woman’s freedom of choice, achieve pay equity, and stop sexual harassment in all work places

  8. Questions • What act outlawed wage differences based on gender ? • What exactly is the National Organization for Women? • What area of women’s rights did the Seneca Falls convention go over? • What is the glass ceiling? • What did the Civil Rights act outlaw?

  9. Works cited • Coontz, Stephanie. "OPINION; Why Gender Equality Stalled." The New York Times. The New York Times, 17 Feb. 2013. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. • "Picture History : "Women Demand Equality"" Picture History : "Women Demand Equality"N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. • History Alive! Madison, WI: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, 2012. Bold

  10. Works Cited • History Alive! Madison, WI: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, 2012. Bold

More Related