Womens Rights Movement In The 1960's

The astounding changes that have come about in the realms of religion, politics, family, employment and education, with regard to women, did not happen spontaneously. These changes reflect the sheer audacity of women, who made it happen over a period of a century, in the most democratic ways which include and are not limited to lobbying, running public awareness campaigns, petitions and other non-violent forms of resistance.
The women’s rights movement began in 1848 on a hot afternoon in the New York, when a young housewife and a mother, Elizabeth Cady Staton was invited to a tea with four women friends and the desultory conversation that took place included, rights of women in the new American democracy. This was definitely, not the first
The women rights movement did not begin in the 1960s which is widely misunderstood by many. However, what transpired in 1960s may be termed as the second innings of the women rights movement, which was fuelled by the turbulent events of that decade. It was during this decade that famous legislations were passed which included the likes of Title VII of civil rights act, establishment of Commission on Status of Women, Title IX in the education codes, Equal rights amendment etc which marked financial independence of the women.
So much has been achieved by the women rights movement that it is often consulted by the modern courts for its opinion regarding matters concerning women. It is commonly referred to as Amicus Curiae or the friends of the court. “Literally, friend of the court is a person with strong interest on the subject matter of an action, but not a party to the action, may petition a court for permission to file a brief, ostensible on behalf of a party but actually to suggest a rationale consistent with its own
In sharp contrast the number of women working in other male-dominated areas such as correctional officers, firefighters, cops etc has grown dramatically. A labor study also suggested that 88 percent of women construction workers experienced sexual harassment at the job. It has been more than three decades, since the federal government created diversity goals; women are still in insignificant numbers in the construction industry.
The real issues faced by women in construction surface as soon as they are begin to look for an apprenticeship.
Choice of Profession- Now-a-days, women have a variety of choice to choose their career from. The college campus is where it all begins, and most women do not enroll in degree courses such as civil engineering, building and construction etc. A recent study by “Equal Opportunities Commission reported the fact that 80% of school girls said they would be interested in learning to do non-traditional job; however, of these, only 12 percent were interested in construction”. The explanation lies in the image of construction industry which most women consider as macho, hard labor, and