Women Then and Women Now
Throughout history there has always been a trend of women not being equal to men and not having the same rights as them. Throughout time women have always been forced to conceal their bodies, act like a proper lady, and their position in life is to tend the house, their husbands, and children. Traditionally, women were never the ones to receive an education, have a job, have property of their own, or even be single without being looked down upon. As time has passed women have of course gained an enormous amount of rights that they did not always have, such as the right to vote; however there is still clear inequality between men in women in modern days.
From the suffragettes in Britain, who fought for women's suffrage, Mary Wollstonecraft, another feminist 1700s, or Olympe De Gouges who wrote "Declaration of the Rights of Women" during the French Revolution; women have been fighting for equal rights for centuries. Women have gained many victories yet also faced many defeats. For years and years women have always been viewed as inferior and as much a females tried to prove themselves, they for the most part were unsuccessful for a while.
A Turning Point for Women: 1920's & World War II
In the past as women have fought for equality, aside from gaining the right to vote the major turning point for women began in the 1920's. After World War I when people began living in the moment more women were able to break away from their prior traditional mold and do what they want a little bit more. Flappers of the 1920's, women who cut their hair short and wore short saucy dresses out to dance, sing, and drink alcohol; although a bit risqué signified a change in the view of women. They were no longer restricted to what a man said they should be, for the most part.
After the 1920's moving into World War II in the United States, this was a time where women proved themselves most and were able to gain a large amount of respect and well-deserved rights. While men were away fighting in World War II the women were the ones who stayed back and took factory jobs to build the weapons, airplanes, tanks, and other military supplies to support the actual combat. During World War II, in the United States women were the backbone of the country, thus proving that women are just as capable as men and able to work hard and be worthy of rights too.
Throughout history there has always been a trend of women not being equal to men and not having the same rights as them. Throughout time women have always been forced to conceal their bodies, act like a proper lady, and their position in life is to tend the house, their husbands, and children. Traditionally, women were never the ones to receive an education, have a job, have property of their own, or even be single without being looked down upon. As time has passed women have of course gained an enormous amount of rights that they did not always have, such as the right to vote; however there is still clear inequality between men in women in modern days.
From the suffragettes in Britain, who fought for women's suffrage, Mary Wollstonecraft, another feminist 1700s, or Olympe De Gouges who wrote "Declaration of the Rights of Women" during the French Revolution; women have been fighting for equal rights for centuries. Women have gained many victories yet also faced many defeats. For years and years women have always been viewed as inferior and as much a females tried to prove themselves, they for the most part were unsuccessful for a while.
A Turning Point for Women: 1920's & World War II
In the past as women have fought for equality, aside from gaining the right to vote the major turning point for women began in the 1920's. After World War I when people began living in the moment more women were able to break away from their prior traditional mold and do what they want a little bit more. Flappers of the 1920's, women who cut their hair short and wore short saucy dresses out to dance, sing, and drink alcohol; although a bit risqué signified a change in the view of women. They were no longer restricted to what a man said they should be, for the most part.
After the 1920's moving into World War II in the United States, this was a time where women proved themselves most and were able to gain a large amount of respect and well-deserved rights. While men were away fighting in World War II the women were the ones who stayed back and took factory jobs to build the weapons, airplanes, tanks, and other military supplies to support the actual combat. During World War II, in the United States women were the backbone of the country, thus proving that women are just as capable as men and able to work hard and be worthy of rights too.
After All These Rights and Fighting, What Happened?
After everything women did to prove themselves equal to men such as the Women's March on Versailles in 1789 in France, or the Suffragettes winning the right to vote in Britain, or women's involvement on the home front during World War I and World War II in the U.S. and Europe; why are women still not fully equal to men today?
Today, women employees still earn 35% less salary then men. As aired on the popular academy awards show, "The Oscars," Oscar winner Patricia Arquette takes advantage of her awards speech to spread awareness and draw attention to pay equality in the U.S. and how it needs to becomes a major priority. This video can be viewed here.
Also, today, there are more inappropriate names referring to females than there are for men. Today, women are blamed for rape because they are "asking for it" based on their clothing choice. Women are judged for wearing either too little or too many clothes, and ridiculed for either showing too much or covering too much. A woman who apparently wears too short of shorts is deemed "un-classy" or "trashy" while a woman wearing a long skirt covering everything is seen as a "prude."
The Affect on Young Girls
In today's society young girls are taught to not show too much, and have dress restrictions in schools so they won't provoke the boys' hormones. Why are males not taught to control themselves on their own instead of girls restricting themselves to not entice the boys? Why do females have to take the brunt of the males's faults? A major example is in schools because most times girls can not even wear tank tops or shorts above a certain length because they are considered being suggestive; when in reality young girls should be able to express themselves however the feel and boys should be taught at a young age to respect girls instead of being encouraged to go after the ones deemed "easy" based on their clothing, lifestyle choice, or values.
A Change is Imperative
All around the world from the United States to the extreme cases in the Middle East where women can barely even reveal any part of their body; there must be a change. Women and men are created equal, there should be zero superiority of one gender over another, there should be zero restrictions to only one gender. The discrimination must stop, women have worked too hard through the decades to STILL be discriminated against economically, politically, and socially. Although women are technically considered equal to men today, there is still an obvious divide that needs to vanish.
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After everything women did to prove themselves equal to men such as the Women's March on Versailles in 1789 in France, or the Suffragettes winning the right to vote in Britain, or women's involvement on the home front during World War I and World War II in the U.S. and Europe; why are women still not fully equal to men today?
Today, women employees still earn 35% less salary then men. As aired on the popular academy awards show, "The Oscars," Oscar winner Patricia Arquette takes advantage of her awards speech to spread awareness and draw attention to pay equality in the U.S. and how it needs to becomes a major priority. This video can be viewed here.
Also, today, there are more inappropriate names referring to females than there are for men. Today, women are blamed for rape because they are "asking for it" based on their clothing choice. Women are judged for wearing either too little or too many clothes, and ridiculed for either showing too much or covering too much. A woman who apparently wears too short of shorts is deemed "un-classy" or "trashy" while a woman wearing a long skirt covering everything is seen as a "prude."
The Affect on Young Girls
In today's society young girls are taught to not show too much, and have dress restrictions in schools so they won't provoke the boys' hormones. Why are males not taught to control themselves on their own instead of girls restricting themselves to not entice the boys? Why do females have to take the brunt of the males's faults? A major example is in schools because most times girls can not even wear tank tops or shorts above a certain length because they are considered being suggestive; when in reality young girls should be able to express themselves however the feel and boys should be taught at a young age to respect girls instead of being encouraged to go after the ones deemed "easy" based on their clothing, lifestyle choice, or values.
A Change is Imperative
All around the world from the United States to the extreme cases in the Middle East where women can barely even reveal any part of their body; there must be a change. Women and men are created equal, there should be zero superiority of one gender over another, there should be zero restrictions to only one gender. The discrimination must stop, women have worked too hard through the decades to STILL be discriminated against economically, politically, and socially. Although women are technically considered equal to men today, there is still an obvious divide that needs to vanish.
Second image source here.