Shirley Chisholm Equal Rights For Women Summary

In the speech Equal Rights for Women" the author, Shirley Chisholm, explains her opinions about prejudice against women in America. She thinks that in America women were being discriminated because of their gender, and that people didn’t even consider them for high jobs. Only 2% of women in America used to hold managerial positions, even though there was 3 1/2 million more women living in America. Shirley also thinks that the prejudice against women is being ignored and is acceptable, when prejudice against African Americans isn’t acceptable. Chisholm states that there is “calculated system of prejudice” in the question “Do you type?” because it shows how women who do apply for a job aren’t given a chance and how the assumption is that they