The Role Of Feminism In The United States

Avoiding the Norm In our society men and women have not always been equal, and even today we still strive for equality. Traditional stereotypes for both genders have been around for decades. Traditionally men were the breadwinners, financially taking care of their families.

At the inception of the United States, women had portrayed as being in the background of history. It was written that it was men who dictated the direction this country went in, women were just another passenger. This is however a misconception as women have played an integral role in the creation of this nation and its direction. Women have had limited power and say at in the early period of the United States. Over the course of history more women had started to become more outspoken over the inequality.

In the past when our nation was ruled by white men, women did not have access to Civil Rights. For many years, women were largely excluded in the political system in our country.

For as long as most can remember, women have never been viewed as equal to men. Women have fought for many rights including the right to vote, run for office, and for everyday things such as equal pay, the right to job listings, getting an education, and even having a credit card in their own name.

Research by Singleton (2005) indicated that the wave of equal right revolutions significantly increased the participatory willingness of women in politics. Compared to the late 1880s, women could now fully vote and participate in the national elections. The number of women who came forward for elective posts in the American system such as senators, Governors and Congress representatives significantly increased in the 1980s onwards. In fact, 1992 experienced the highest number of women participants and aspirants for the various elective posts in the American political systems. Afterwards, women could even vie for the presidency as it was the case for the US 2016 elections for the post of POTUS. This is a wave that developed from the

But when it comes the opportunities that women have, America is far behind the rest of the world. Of the 196 countries in the world, the United States ranks 69th in the percentage of women in government. Countries that have a higher percentage include Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uganda (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/9/27/1137274/-The-Gender-Gap-Percentage-of-Women-in-Government-Worldwide-We-re-Number-One-Right-Not-So-Much). And at the parliamentary or congressional level, the United States is even further behind. Rwanda is ranked the highest, with 49% of their parliament, while the US Congress is 19.4% women. But the U.S is not the only country who has its struggles with women in government. Only eleven of the 196 countries have elected a woman to serve as their head of state, and the U.S. is not one of these eleven, all though we did have a female candidate close. Even if Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 election, the U.S. would still be behind in many other categories of women participation in

Women are treated differently than men in aspects such as; equality, standards, and perception. Feminism is real and will always be around until changes are made. To start off, women are not treated equal compared to men. Their are so many aspects such as political, social, and economic equality to men.

Are men and women treated equally in society? In the 1800’s women realized that men were getting treated differently than they were .These women started to stand up and protest, they wanted to have the same rights that men had.They knew they would have to have patience before anything would happen they but were ready to face it so that women would come after them could have the rights they wanted. These women believed that they could do anything that the men could. It only took one person to say something for them to realizes that they could.

Though i'm not sure if that's as true but With this in hand, you kind of would expect people to play to their strengths. For example, women are better at nurturing their children, so normally, there are less stay at home dads then there are stay at home moms. Men normally are said to be better at dealing with stress psychologically, so it makes sense they would go to a job where there's a lot of work stress. A lot of the ideas about the pay of men and women are different. They include women who don't have jobs a lot of the time, and adding a lot of people who decide to go with that part of them to the statistic. And women are payed less based on their own choices. The actual things show us it's there, but it's very very small. that's just going to happen. There will always be that one guy who doesn't pay women fairly and get's away with it. We're human, we're not perfect. We can't have a perfect system. Kinda like 28% of women overall say they have experienced discrimination. Women make up 18% of congress and 15% of corporate boards. MOst women also think all what men do is seen as being sexist. So i guess you could say that in today's culture there is a lot of

This is a very old topic on why men and women should have equal rights, but though the Declaration of Independence says that all men should be equal. It does not say anything about women.

However, this tradition got so embedded in our minds that when people think of women, they are almost always associate with staying at home and nothing else. As a result, women started fighting for their right to do what they want to do and be independent from men. Since there are many different situations on this issue in various countries, I will mainly focus on women’s rights movement in the United States. Women fought for their rights ever since Columbus found America, but for hundred of years nothing really changes to their position. In my opinion, the 1920s were the most significant time period for women in the U.S..

Division of the genders through gender roles has been the norm of society since the beginning of man. In order to evaluate the current state of sexism in America, one must first study our history. From the earliest of human evolution men were valued as the hunter, the protector, the leader. Gallantly, spears in hand, they would leave mates and children behind in search of meat for the clan. The whole of his family’s survival resided on his shoulders, and any miss step on his fault was seen as immense failure. Women were left behind to mend the camps, cook the meals, and watch the children. Viewed as the weaker sex, the were left at home with the “gentler” work, only leaving the home for simpler tasks as gathers of berries and roots. As these society grew more seditentary and complex, the introduction of organized societies only perpetuated these gender roles. Although these roles were clearly defined and strictly followed, both were seen as equal and necessary for survival. (CITE)

Women are not as equal as they should be because discrimination follows women to college, to the workplace, and to the army. For America is a democracy that should to treat everyone the same no matter their gender, why are women not included in this democracy? How would the pioneers of the Women’s Rights movement feel about women not being treated equally after they put their hearts and souls into obtaining equal rights? Is all of their hard work for nothing? Society, in general, should continue to strive for equal rights in order to carry on the dream of the pioneers.

When thinking of the term ideology the first connotations I make is about its social and political context; in these cases ideology is connected with a set of common values, beliefs and behaviors that characterize a certain number of people.

How many times have you heard "All men are equal". It's a quote from the American Constitution. In today's society it has been taken literally. Yes all men are created equal but are women created equal as well? Of course not. Most would probably say yes but women are a minority in this country. Men are the rulers over America, being very forgetful that because of women they live. Although women are the creators of life, women are still not being treated equally when it comes to jobs, salary, or other aspects. Is it fair that women still don't receive the respect and the same things men have the right too.