In the 20th century, women in most nations won the right to vote, this in return increased their educational and job opportunities. Which is a good thing compared to tests that were done in the 1960s that showed that women’s scholastic achievement were higher in early grades than in high school because the teachers and families of girls did not expect them to peruse anything but being a wife and mother (wic.org). I would say that that we have come a long way from the early 20th century. Women in positions of power or women who want to work their way to a position of power still tend to have a glass ceiling over them. This is because history tells us that men hold these types of positions women are gaining and proving that they can do just as well as a man in a position of power.
“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult” Charlotte Whitton, First Female Mayor of Ottawa. From 1914 to the current day, women’s status has drastically changed and shaped Canada. Women’s status has changed the economy, the overall perspective of women and the family life. Before world war one, women had little to no rights and were owned by men however, today women are more empowered than ever.
Do you agree with the view that, in terms of employment opportunities, women did not gain ‘any significant advantage from their wartime experience’? Many women, especially shorthand typists and munitions workers, earned for more than before the war and gained greater economic independence. Many women worked away from home were they experienced a sense of liberation from their restricted home lives. Trade unions initially opposed the dilution of labour but eventually recruited many more women. 350,000 women were in unions in 1914, but 600,000 by 1918.
Women at this time worked to pass laws regarding housing and labor conditions. They worked to pass laws concerning maternal and child welfare and laws to help poor immigrants. The workforce status of women in the progressive era was rapidly changing. In 1900 only eighteen percent of people in the workforce were women, but by 1920 that number rose to nearly twenty five percent (734). As time went on working women included not only single white women it also included married woman.
They start to work in factories, become cops, lawyers and CEO’s. Life took a complete change once the 1920’s ended, as women changed a hard life, into a modest and modern life. With a large growth of technology, a variety of jobs has come upon the twenty-first century, giving women a wider opportunity to work. Women in now have tried to develop techniques and plans to become a race like the men. They have asked themselves what could be done to become more like men.
• Only _____ presidents of the APA have been women. • Women began to outnumber men in the APA membership in ________ • Today, o women earn ____% of all doctoral degrees in psychology. o fewer women than men earn degrees in ________________ psychology. o about _____% of full-time psychology professors are women. o women are still more likely to hold _______-________ jobs.
Women During the 1920’s Sheena Mang HIS 204 Darrell Rice August 19, 2011 Women During the 1920’s Most women today in our country have the same rights as any man, at the same time there are other countries where women are still being treated differently because of their gender. Thankfully this country is not like that, anymore. There once was a time where women where treated differently, just because they where women. With time and a lot of hard work of some dedicated women, things did change. While women once had few life options beyond isolation in the domestic sphere, some historical developments presented new opportunities for women in society such as their duties, education, work, voice and even dress.
Research performed by the American Progress Organization shows that nearly 6 out of 10 women are the primary, sole, or co-provider for their family. As more dependence is being placed on women, the wages are expected to match with those demands. A route to a faster improvement would be to raise the minimum wage. The demand for more money is very high and women make up two-thirds of the minimum wage workers. A raise in the minimum wage gap would inadvertently help everyone, while still deliberately aiding in the step for equality in the workplace.
Leadership traits identified with masculinity hurt women in the workplace due to stereotypical association. Physically, a woman has more on her plate outside of her job, whether it be taking care of family chores or giving up her working form by deciding to have a child. Men’s expected duties are focused in the workplace, while women have to balance all of their responsibilities, which cover more areas than just their careers. This expectation results in women being perceived as employees who don’t apply themselves based on quantity of time, rather than quality of work and effort. The Glass Ceiling is a result of society’s expectations of women, to assume the roles of both a career woman and a mother.
However, people with bigger brains are proven to not generally be smarter. (Gray) After the women’s movement in America, women’s fighting for equality has mostly dissolved. The Constitution is one of the things that has helped women become more independent and able to do more in society. So, does the Constitution still need