Gender inequality in the U.S.voting, sign contracts, sit on juries, education, jobs, wages, personal property,

The Women’s Movement•Seneca Falls, New York 1848 “ Declaration”•Suffrage “ the right to vote “ 19th

Amendment 1920•1972 / feminist argued for a constitutional

amendment ( Equal Rights Amendment ) ERA

•The amendment needed 38 states to ratified and become part of the constitution. 35 approved thus it fell 3 short

Progress and Reform•Title IX ( prohibited discrimination in

education )•Work place discrimination has declined•Personal property•Marriage rights•Opportunities and acceptance in most

aspects of society

Education•Education : 56 % of colleges are woman•Engineering, physical science, and

architect degrees are still dominated by men

•More woman are attending graduate school•Woman are still less likely to pursue a

doctorial degrees •High School and College athletics ( Title

IX )

Work world•Wage gap : level of women’s income

relative to that of men• Woman, 81 cents / men $1.00•$10, 000 average yearly difference •Glass ceiling: invisible barrier that

prevents woman form gaining upper level positions in management.

Home life•Married woman who work face a

particular kind of gender inequality known as the “ second shift “

•Household duties: cooking, cleaning, and child care.

•Husbands find ways to avoid helping with the household responsibilities

Political•Woman make up about 52% of the voting

age population•Woman make up about 18 to 26% of

political representation in the United States government.

•This includes house of representatives, senators, governors, and all state and local offices