However, this period where so many great changes had been made in the church, in literature, and in all other artistic areas, women took a big step backward in their fight for equality. Women were thought of as property, owned first by their fathers, and then their husbands. This is only true, however, for the upper-class. Commoners during this time were not affected by the new social reforms. Lower class women still could own properties and shared many responsibilities with their husbands.
Skeeter adapted to no longer being friends with Hilly or any one else in the Ladies League. Though near the end of the book she noticed that most of the people still liked her it was just Hilly who ruined it for her, making friends and staying in the same group. Though it is possible to have more than one group to join other groups, but in this situation its different. During the years of this book, the 1960’s, many groups didn’t along not just because of race but it also depends on status. Like the Ladies League only socialized with members that were only acceptable to the president Mrs. Hilly.
Women’s restriction in the workforce was also because of their forced dependency on men and poor socio-economic status of women. Women were seen to have no intelligence; their higher education was not seen as needed. Only those women who had higher social standings and wealth had a right to higher education. Along with Christian woman’s lack of higher of education, they were highly subordinate to men, meaning their father, brothers, and husband. They were not a loud to own land and also had to pass on their inheritance to their husband.
In the Gupta society, the women also were forced to be much more trapped than in any other societies. Families who preserved their families honor by protecting the girls virginity, ultimately would ensure a good husband, from a better family then their own. Girls were also kept confined and unsocial which Clay explains when she writes, " ... it was perceived that young brides could be more easily socialized to remain docile and loyal to their husbands and in-laws, even in abusive situations"(Clay 71). This trend of women now being kept away only for her husband seems unfathomable, but for many young girls it was their
For many years, women in the United States had no voting rights which denied them the opportunity to try their hand in politics. It was not until the early 20th century when women in the United Stated were given the right to vote. Despite this, their political roles in the country have remained limited. This is just an iceberg when compared to gender based discrimination that have encroached all aspects of the society. There is no doubt that there has been a lot of improvement in the recent past where women have been treated more equally increasing their participation in the social and political life, but more need to be done to reduce the level biasness against women in the society (Healey,
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.
With the time, there has been some changes and efforts made by the society as well as government can be seen in upbringing women status. However this is limited to certain developed countries; if underdeveloped countries are compared, there still has been no change in status of women. For example, in certain Asian countries they still practice the dowry system, the literacy rate of women is very low in many of these counties and domestic violence is very high. The world is expanding in every field and is getting more and more beautiful. But on the base are moral values ‘every human’ can be marked zero and the hearts of ‘every human’ is getting more and more awful.
These were at first common among the educated, urban, wealthy and middleclass dwellers (.Reynolds, Jenny, and Penny Mansfield 1) This later spread to rural dwellers. Women were oppressed and were not allowed to talk about how they were dissatisfied or mistreated in their marriages. During this period, opposite-gender marriages were practiced, and girls were marrying at a remarkably young age. Women were submissive to their husbands, and marriages were mainly planned, other than the couples
Sexism Sexism caused a lot of problems in history. For example during the industrial revolution women are prevented to have a job that is paid equally as a man does although they do more work than a men does, and this lead to women rights movement. In ancient China women were not allow to go out they couldn’t have a job all they do is stay at home and do housework. It’s not really because their religion didn’t allow them. It’s because Chinese people think after women get married they will live with their husband and they will become a part of the other family.
Even though it was a job dominated by men, during the civil war many women had to become nurses due to the lack of males. Even though many male doctors opposed women as nurses, women were so useful that complaints from doctors were soon ignored. Women nurses were very significant during this period of time because they helped save many lives and at least slow down the spread of disease and the death rate. But that’s not all that women in the nursing profession did. Women in this job also provided traditional women jobs such as cleaning, cooking, and laundering.