Women Fight for Equality

1. Experiences in the workplace
Only one out of every three women were paid. And they were given jobs more thought to be "women's work" (retail, clothing, etc)

2. Experiences in social activism
Activists felt discriminated against because these were always led by men. The found that there was a discrimination of gender.

3. "Consciousness raising"
Women joined together to creat awareness about discrimination in genders. the talked about their stories and found that there was a bias against genders.


4. Feminism
women believed that they had the right to be treated equal.

5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique
She started a magazine to raise awareness.

6. Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibited discrimination of race

7. National Organization for Women (NOW)
fought for womens rights

8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine
political activist of womens rights. designed to treat gender discrimination.

9. Congress
banned discrimination

10. Supreme Court

11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Phyllis Schafley opposed this because he thought that this would end the men's responsiblity to care for their families.