Women In The Civil Rights Movement

“The female doesn't really expect a lot from life. She's here as someone's keeper — her husband's or her children's. I'm desperate. I begin to feel I have no personality. I'm a server of food and a bedmaker, somebody who can be called on when you want something. But who am I?" This is the thoughts of women in the 1960s, specifically Stephanie Coontz, a woman who just wants equal rights as her son. With the Civil Rights Movement going on, this sparked the imagination of hundreds of women across America that they should have equal rights. The actions of the feminist movement during the Civil Rights Movement created gender equality, helping improve the modern United States. The birth of every tree needs a person to plant that seed. The first seed
In the 1960s, young women were allowed to study at universities and get degrees. But even if a female had a higher degree than a male, the male would be favored for a job. Job opportunities were very limited, and if you were lucky enough to get a job you weren’t paid equally. A full-time female worker earned only 68 cents for every $1 paid to men. With all the unfairness against women in the workplace, women began to come together and protest against inequality against women in more than just the workplace. Women were influenced by the Civil rights movement, so they started setting up National Organization of Women(NOW). Women’s liberation groups spread ideas throughout the country. America called these women ‘suffragists’. Women started campaigning for everything that was unequal. They campaigned for equal pay, equal rights at work, and equality in relationships. Suffragists also campaigned for a part of a wider political framework. They protested against men having more power than women. Women wanted equal child ownerships, and the right to have an
However, even though the feminist movement has helped women’s rights they haven’t fully succeeded yet. Through all of the hard work through the feminist movement, they were able achieve a lot of accomplishments to help women’s rights modern day. The suffragists achieved equal colleges, women having the same chance to get into colleges as men. There are equal job opportunities.Women have an equal chance at careers and .Senior Positions. Women now are equal in the workplace. In most jobs there’s the rule ‘Equal pay for equal work’. Women also won the battle for Maternity care. During the 1970s, the number of working women climbed 42 percent, and much of the increase was in what traditionally was considered "men's" work and professional work. The percentage of lawyers who were women increased by 9 percent since the 1970s, creating a better chance of women being able to become lawyers in the 21st century. The percentage of women becoming professors increased by 6 percent, doctors by 3.6 percent, nation's lawyers by 15 percent, computer programmers by 40 percent, and country’s managers and administrators by 29 percent. However, even through all the victories there are defeats. Despite the many equalities in modern day there still is a barrier between women and men equality.Women are close but not completely equal. Women have a less chance of becoming a managing director or becoming a CEO.