Perhaps Americans wanted to reduce immigration because of their social and economic issues and people were denied from entering the country. Contraception was also one of the controversial issues, Comstock laws 1873 made it illegal to sell or distribute contraception, which meant STDs, were more common due to less protection or none at all. Wealthy women were able to
Moreover, the article provides information about the American Girls Professional Baseball league that will be used to distinguish the discrepancies from the male league. The article goes over the history of women playing baseball and the initial exclusion of minority groups. In addition, the article goes over the growing softball popularity that caused women to choose this sport as an alternative to baseball. The article will aid my research to understand the history of women roles in this subculture and to obtain an insight to knowing why they chose to pursue
Occupational sex segregation is an explanation one could use to clarify the low numbers of women in coaching positions. Kane and Stangl argue that men who hire limited number of women do so to maintain their mal dominance in a field. Consequently, allowing women to freely enter a male-dominated field compromises the composition and distribution of jobs. Additionally, the authors cite marginalization as another way that occupational sex segregation takes place. Kanter’s definition of marginalization is transcended through examples that the authors provide.
Women in general back in the 19th Century didn’t have many rights, but Black women were definitely on the short end of the stick if you compared the rights between Black and White women. Women were thought to be emotional, dependent, illogical, weak, and passive etc. Men’s thoughts on women back then are completely different to the thoughts of most men today. Back in the 19th Century it was very rough for woman everywhere. Men were definitely seen as the dominant gender back then.
And if a woman succumbs to acts adultery, this is seen as a great threat for the Oikos as the women can no longer be seen as honourable or chase, casting doubt on children’s legitimacy. It suggests that women tend to be seen as weaker and therefore potentially victims in need of protection through the law. Athenian men such as Ischomachus thought women were physically weak to an extent, believing ‘work.. indoors are women’s tasks’ and the ‘outdoors are the mans’. However, he justifies this indoor role he has given to his wife by different characteristics the gods have given to the sexes including women’s physical weakness however through the bee analogy he stresses the requirement for women to be assertive and strong in management in the internal roles of the oikos which makes her distinct from other women through her superior expertise she gains from managing the oikos. This suggests that Athenian men thought women were weak because of what they believe or what they’ve been taught to believe rather than see what women might be able to do.
We know this is not true because women have done everything in this world that men have including dangerous adventure sports yet they considered to be lower than men .Their talents are not as recognized as men’s talents are and they are mostly looked upon as not being fit for the same jobs as men are. These issues are presented in the texts examined in this essay. The song “What it feels like for a Girl” by Madonna and the essay “Fifty one percent Minority” by Doris Anderson are about Gender Inequality and how women are treated in society. The song by Madonna describes the pressure women feel to conform to social norms of politeness and subservience and the essay by Doris Anderson is about discriminatory practises that are done against women in Canada. Anderson is also one of Canada’s leading advocates of women rights.
The Women’s Right Movement changed the lives of the American Women for the better, due to gaining the right to vote, access to higher education, and the opportunity to enter the workforce. Before the reform movements of Women’s right, the American women were discriminated in society, home life, education, and the workforce. Women in the 1800s could not only vote, but they also were forbidden to speak in public. They were voiceless and had no self-confidence, they dependent men, since they had little to no rights (Bonnie and Ruthsdotter). Before the reform movement, the American Women were voiceless, they had no say in society, however the reform movement will soon change that.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped women out a lot concerning wages and titles in their careers. “Employers could refuse to offer training, advancement, or partnership to the women they employed” (“Employment”). “Employers could also lawfully refuse to consider hiring a woman for a position, and if she was hired, her employer could provide her with different benefits than that of a man in the same position” (“Employment”). This type of discrimination led to many problems within families because there was nothing a woman could do about how much
The government saw women in the workforce as a temporary change. After experiencing independence, women were no longer willing to accept being second best. Women in the 1940s and 50s faced many social, physical and emotional challenges in their lives. These challenges are expressed in three texts: the film text Mona Lisa Smile directed by Mike Newell, the song At Seventeen by Janis Ian and the Diary of Anne Frank. A challenge is an obstacle that prevents an individual from reaching their goal.
Women did not have the right to vote, limited rights to property and divorce; it was as if men and women were living segregated lives as black and white people lived. Living in a home of double standards, I disagree with the idea of patriarchy, I find it unjust for the woman being unable to have a say in matrimonial decisions or in any relationship. The evolution of marriage has made the relationship between husband and wife more unified than it has before. Spouses have learned to make decisions together and become more understanding of each other. Marriage would not become like this if women had not taken action and joined the labor force or learned to defend for themselves.