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womenshistory.about.com/
BACKGROUND:
--childhood was unstable
EDUCATION:
--Attended Smith College
--studied government and political affairs
--studied in India
CAREER:
--Began her journalism in New York
--originally did not cover challenging stories
--started Ms. magazine, which became the landmark publication of the feminist movement.
MOTIVATIONS: she focused specifically on:
--Equal Rights Amendment
--abortion rights
--equal pay for women
--end domestic violence -
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http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cfm
CAUSE:
--Prominant wage gap between the sexes
WHAT IT SAYS:
--"No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section shall discriminate...between employees on the basis of sex"
EFFECT:
--decreased the wage gap, but discrimination based on gender was still present leading to...
--Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009: A person can recieve compensation if disadvantaged by a discriminatory pay-setting decision -
aauw.org
CAUSES:
--Equal Pay Act was not broad enough
WHAT IT SAYS:
“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, religion, sex, or national origin.”
APPLIES TO:
--private and public colleges and universities
--employment agencies
--labor organizations
EFFECTS:
--notify employer
--settlement
--lawsuit
--"right to sue" -
equalrightsamendment.org
CAUSE:
-Constitution doesn't specifically protect the rights of all citizens, regardless of sex
WHAT IT SAYS:
-"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
-Clarifies the legal status of sex discrimination
WHAT HAPPENED:
-10/12/1971: passes through House of Representatives
-03/22/1972: passes through the Senate
-Passed by 35/ 38 states
EFFECTS:
-Reintroduced before every session of Congress -
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/titleix.htm
CAUSE:
--Exclusions of people (mainly women) in things likes sports and other education programs.
WHAT HAPPENED:
--Introduced to help eliminate discrimination based on gender in 10 different areas.
EFFECT:
--Gained gender equity in sports, etc. Since it's passing, there have still been many attempts to change it, and many schools are still not in compliance with it. -
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/04/us/roe-v-wade-fast-facts/
http://www.ushistory.org/us/57d.asp
CAUSE:
--There was no federal law regulating abortion, and many states had banned it entirely, causing many mothers to seek unsafe abortions.
WHAT HAPPENED:
--Jane Roe against Henry Wade
--Case is argued for two years
--Roe wins in a 7-2 decision
EFFECTS:
--Majority of the justices said that a right to privacy implied in 9th and 14th amendments.
--States cannot during the first trimester of pregnancy. -
postandcourier.com
Gloria Steinem: co founded: National Women’s Political Caucus, Women’s Action Alliance, the Coalition of Labor Union Women, and Choice USA, plus many more
1869: National Women's Suffrage Association established
1913: Congressional Union formed
1920: 19th Amendment ratified- women's right to vote
1923: Equal Rights Amendment first presented
1963: Equal Pay Act passed
1964: Title VII of Civil Rights Act passed
1973: Roe v Wade- Abortion is legal
1976: Marital rape is illegal -
http://www.newstatesman.com/v-spot/2013/05
Violence:
--a large percentage of the world doesn't view rape within marriage as a criminal act.
--89% of domestic violence victims are women (UK)
Social Inequality:
--Women more likely to be caring for household while working fulltime.
--Transgendered women are extremely likely to be prejudiced against (in the workforce and everyday life)
There are also efforts to get rid of what Roe v. Wade accomplished, and the gender wage gap is still very relevant.
