I was told that whistling wasn't ladylike, but I knew even then that women were simply not supposed to be that happy.
~Anonymous, quoted in Kindling the Spirit by Lois P. Frankel
Question
What if the National Organization for women was never created?
Equal Pay
•It became a major issue after women were given the vote
•Second World War brought an influx of female workers
•They did not return to their traditional role
•In the 1980s women working full time still only made 64% of what men made.
•Part of the problem is the type of jobs that women fill in the workforce. (The ‘pink collar’ syndrome)
•47% of single mothers in the USA live under the poverty line
•Many women feel things won’t change until more women enter into politics
•Second World War brought an influx of female workers
•They did not return to their traditional role
•In the 1980s women working full time still only made 64% of what men made.
•Part of the problem is the type of jobs that women fill in the workforce. (The ‘pink collar’ syndrome)
•47% of single mothers in the USA live under the poverty line
•Many women feel things won’t change until more women enter into politics
The Women’s Rights Movement
•The modern women’s rights movement began with Betty Frieden’s “The Feminine Mystique” a book about women being dissatisfied with their role
•1966 She founds the National Organization for Women (NOW)
•They fought for the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited discrimination by gender
•It was defeated
•1973 the Supreme Court struck down laws which prohibited abortion
•1970 Gloria Steinem took over NOW
•The group split over the abortion issue in the 1980s
•1966 She founds the National Organization for Women (NOW)
•They fought for the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited discrimination by gender
•It was defeated
•1973 the Supreme Court struck down laws which prohibited abortion
•1970 Gloria Steinem took over NOW
•The group split over the abortion issue in the 1980s
Summary
After WWII, women stayed in the factories and didn't return to their traditional roles. By the 1980's women working full time only made 64% of what men made as the type of jobs that women filled in the workforce paid less than male jobs Many women felt things will not change until more women enter the politics world. Fact is 47% of single mothers in the USA live under the poverty line.