Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement. The media coverage of female athletes needs to change for all the young girls who look up to these female athletes as role models and the mass media needs to take a more active role and cover male and female sports equally. (Will Anything Change, http://femaleathletes.wordpress.com/, May 5, 2008) The text was directed mostly toward women athlete community, while speaking to any woman who has had experience with the culture of the athlete community also; targeting male and female to understand the discriminating
One of the biggest restrictions that ER found was that women at that time did not know how to read the newspaper. ER proclaimed that “very few women know how to read the newspapers.” She encouraged women to be involved and have knowledge of political and economic issues of that time. Although women were active in the society, they did not have much knowledge of politics. Eleanor became more and more involved and wanted one way or another to help solve these issues. She
This very much complicated the assumption that women should marry. A series of female educational pioneers had also emerged and their efforts formed part of a much wider movement of campaigners who sought to bring women equal rights to study, work, own property and vote. This resulted in a great number of changes in the lives of women2. Women had started to gain a voice in politics. This was a big change as, before this period, women hadn’t been able to put forth ideas to even challenge legislation let alone contribute to the making of new laws.
Due to the limited amount of resources and the restrictions laid upon women for practicing rhetoric, it is astonishing how many women were still able to make a significant impact on the field of rhetoric which I feel has paved the way for women’s liberations rights today. Christine de Pizan portrayed the art of rhetoric through language and letter writing as she challenged the boundaries of women’s input at the time. She sought to save the reputation of women, who at the time were being slandered and shine a new spotlight for women’s advancement. It is imperative that more time and space be dedicated to Christine De Pizan in Herricks textbook of rhetoric and many more to follow. Christine De Pizan is a brave woman who stood up to the verbal assaults on women in the 14th century.
The Second Presidential Debate Women; Work In the second presidential debate between Obama and Romney, they were questioned about several topics including women; work. Each of them gave their own point of view and ideas of how to help the women in the future, by using Ethos, Pathos and Logos. Obama and Romney had a great use of Ethos, Pathos and Logos, by wanting to help women sharing life experience and giving facts about their statement. Obama and Romney had a good point by agreeing to help women in finding a good job with a flexible schedule. Obama explained how he wanted to make sure that young women are going to be able to compete in the market place.
That was one of the larges pushes for equality that had ever been dared to be spoken but yet, it was. Women wanted more control over planning a family, that was the legal change they desired. I know, think about it, we didn’t even have the say wether we wanted a large family or not. Many women, such as myself, thought it was a lot to ask, because women’s right to vote was still being advocated throughout the cities. But, through hard pushes, a women named Margaret Sanger rose to the stand, saying a women should have control over her own body.
Women had few rights and were controlled by their husbands. Changing attitudes towards women in British society was an important factor in winning women the vote in 1918 however other factors were also involved. The peaceful actions of the suffragists and the violence of the suffragettes helped win support and publicity for women suffrage. The role of women at home in Britain during WW1and international pressure of introducing women’s suffrage also led to women receiving the vote by 1918. Changing attitude towards women in Britain society helped women achieve the vote in 1918.
* Minister of munition Politics * Link to war * Link to llyod George and his quote/s in favour of women elected in ?? * Help political leader at time? * Had to give soldiers the vote --- war * Women didn’t get the vote before because they were very sexist still and it has always been that women were inferior * Other countries doing it * From the turn of the nineteenth century, political parties such as the Liberals and Labour favoured extending the franchise to sections of the population that were excluded at the time. Women were one such section. Before the war started the issue had been debated in Parliament and there was growing support for granting women the vote.
Their efforts along with the efforts of their organizations started the voting movement and put the idea into the minds of a country that otherwise would not have entertained the idea. Even though Anthony was never around to see the political change she had on the country, it was because of her actions in her lifetime that led to the eventual creation of the women’s right to vote act. Anthony’s political creation of the numerous organizations, and her social impact on the generation of people during her time, led her to become one of the greatest
Assessment 1 Gen14 Question A: Why is the concept of a level playing field so important in relation to social institutions? Give examples of how its absence may influence the lives of women. Jennifer Morrissey S2863698 Date due; 21/09/10 Word count; 961 Tutor; Win Fahey This essay will show how the absence of a level playing field for women within work and the law have been detrimental to women seeking empowerment and the right to a freedom of choice in their lives. It will use statistics and examples to demonstrate the absence of a level playing field within these institutions. Glossary Battered Woman Syndrome = A syndrome where women repeatedly endure violence over an