The Role of Women in Politics and Public Policy Posted on February 1‚ 2011 by womenleadingchange By: Alemtsehay Zergaw Alemtsehay Zergaw‚ from the YWCA of Ethiopia‚is the new World YWCA intern for 2011. She shares with us her thoughts on the role of women in politics and what is needed for more participation of women in politics and public policy. Alemtsehay Zergaw Our generation is accommodating more and more women in politics across the world – but even more significantly in the developed
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From 1790-1850‚ women’s economic‚ political‚ and social roles made significant advancement and women held an important role in political reform‚ but for the most part women’s role remained idly restricted to the home. The changing role of women led to many contextual changes with long-term ramifications. During this time period‚ women began to have a larger economic role in the work force‚ but the traditional role of women in the home kept most as housewives. Women began to work outside of the home
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Women‚ America’s traditional symbol of purity‚ virtue; the world’s moral compass. The acknowledgment of this depiction was apparent in the first Ku Klux Klan‚ crusading in the name of protecting not only white supremacy‚ but white womanhood. These justifications for murder‚ racism‚ violence and bigotry emerged from the contradictory belief that men have a responsibility to protect women and their “livelihood‚” which consisted of submissive and compliant nature towards men. The ratification of the
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Should young women vote for our next president based on their gender? Although many women wish to see the glass ceiling broken‚ I don’t believe it’s right to vote based on gender. People should choose a candidate that have a similar stand on issues as their own. I was surprised to read that Gloria Steinem said the only reason young women are voting for Bernie Sanders is because of the boys‚ young women are voting on the issue not for the attention boys will give them. I can assume most young women
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wrote speeches for the women’s rights movement. According to the National Organization for Women: The suffrage Movement and its Leaders‚ after the speeches were written‚ Susan B. Anthony presented them to the crowds. Together‚ they wrote the first draft of the nineteenth amendment. Lucretia Mott‚ Alice Paul‚ and Carrie Chapman led the National Woman’s Party (NWP) and the National American women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in their massive demonstrations. The women held marches and meetings all over
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British Empire should have the right to vote for who ran the country that they lived in. The suffragist movement (the NUWSS (National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies)) was founded in 1897 by Millicent Fawcett who was born in Suffolk in 1847. Apparently she was hit by inspiration at one of the MPs John Stuart Mill’s (representative of women’s suffrage in the houses of parliament) speeches in 1865 as he explained to the public about women’s rights and why women should be allowed to vote thus leading
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August 18th‚ 1920 when the 19th amendment was created in the constitution.In 1869‚ Stanton and Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) with their eyes on a federal constitutional amendment that would grant women the right to vote. Wyoming entered the Union as the first state to grant women full voting rights. The next eight states to grant full suffrage to women were all western states‚ Colorado (1893); Utah and Idaho (1896); Washington (1910); California (1911); and Oregon‚ Kansas
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L. Women’s Rights a struggle for equality During much of its history‚ the struggle for equality has been a lengthy vigorous fight that has affected a variety of races and sex. Most movements and theories had leaders who inspired and rallied fellow believers in a common cause. Often the leaders of these movements motivated their followers with inspirational speeches that included evidence from founding documents‚ to our nation’s beliefs supporting their ideas. Similarly‚ many influential writers
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restore economic opportunities‚ and to correct injustice. Muckrakers‚ such as Thomas Nast‚ Jacob Riis‚ U. Sinclair‚ F. Kelly‚ helped cities for better places to live‚ which was prohibition. Since‚ 1848 the National American Woman Suffrage Association seeked a suffrage amendment for women. Groups like The Women’s Christian Temperance Union made laws for prohibitions‚ such as ending child labor and making streets safe from crime. In England‚ Alice Paul and Lucy burns both sought money and supported
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Women ’s Rights Organizations Jessica Thammavongsa ETH/125 August 4th‚ 2013 Michelle Ward Women ’s Rights Organizations For many years‚ throughout history women have fought hard political battles to win rights that men possessed automatically because of their gender. Since the early times women have been viewed as inferior and have had fewer opportunities. Today most women have gained legal rights throughout the world like the right to vote. American Women have made many strides in gaining
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