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Women Fight for Equality

Women Fight for Equality. The Feminist movement gained ground in the 1960’s Feminism: The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men Women were largely shut out of high-paid professions Many of these jobs were considered “men’s work”

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Women Fight for Equality

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  1. Women Fight for Equality

  2. The Feminist movement gained ground in the 1960’s • Feminism: The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men • Women were largely shut out of high-paid professions • Many of these jobs were considered “men’s work” • Women were also generally not promoted to management • Women’s rights organizations, such as the National Organization for Women (NOW), were founded • NOW fought for child-care facilities that would allow women to work and get an education • They also pushed the federal government to investigate discrimination in hiring • Important legal changes were made in the 1960’s and early 1970’s • Congress banned discrimination in any program receiving federal assistance • Roe V. Wade declared that women have the right to an abortion, which remains one of the most controversial issues in the US today

  3. The Equal Rights Amendment • In 1972, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) which reads, in part: Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex • Brainstorm: Why might people have supported this? Why might people have opposed it? Write down your answers in complete sentences

  4. The Equal Rights Amendment Answer the following questions based on the map • How many states voted to ratify the ERA and did not rescind (withdraw) their ratification? • How many states voted to ratify the ERA but later rescinded their ratification? • The states in which area of the country were the most against the ERA? • In order for a constitutional amendment to become law, ¾ of the states must ratify it. How many states must agree in order for a constitutional amendment to pass? • The Supreme Court ruled that states could not withdraw their ratification. By how many states was the ERA short of becoming law?

  5. Education Levels Use the chart to answer the following questions • How many women received doctorates or equivalent degrees in 1950? • How many men received master’s or second professional degrees in 1970? • How many more men than women earned doctorates or equivalent degrees in 1990? • In what year did the number of women earning bachelor’s or first professional degrees first exceed the number of men earning these degrees? • Overall, how well would you say that women have progressed in terms of equality in education?

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