Modern

1a)  the women’s rights movement focuses on fighting for equal rights for women like fair pay, as many women were working (for example in factories) for little pay. Today, the American civil liberties union works to end discrimination in the workplace and insure that all workers- regardless of sex, race, national origin, age, or disability- are able to bring home every dollar they rightfully earn. Today “women still make just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.  Black women earn only 64 cents and latinas only 54 cents for each dollar earned by white men”. Why do you think this discrimination is still legal? Cite information (2 pieces of legislation) from the article to backup your stance.

I think discrimination is still legal because women lack full access to traditionally male occupations and are steered to lower paying and desirable jobs. The ACLU wants to change that and is against that so they try passing two acts. In the article is states  “ The ACLU also advocates for the passage of federal legislation and executive branch action to protect access to the right to go to court to fight discrimination and reduce pay disparities, such as the Lili Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which in 2009 gave back to employees their day in court to challenge discriminatory pay practices, and the Paycheck Fairness Act, which will give employees the legal tools they need to challenge the wage gap itself”. This is saying that they’re trying to pass two acts so women can get the same rights every male does when it comes to getting paid at jobs.

   2a) Title IX was passed in 1972, as a federal law that has guaranteed the right to education free from sex discrimination. There are three major issues the ACU claims as obstacles for equality ( sex stereotypes pregnancy rates, and gender based violence) summarize all three issues. Which issue do you feel like is the worst and why?

sex stereotypes, separating boys and girls in public schools based on sex stereotypes. Sex-Segregated educational programs are often justified based on theories about how boys' and girls' brains function and how they learn. Male and female students are then subjected to radically different teaching methods in the classroom on the basis of these sex-based generalizations. Pregnancy rates, schools often treat young mothers as behavior problems and deny them full access to an education, fail to provide necessary services to support them in their parenting responsibilities, and engage in policies that lead them to drop out of school. In doing so, schools deny these students equal access to the tools they need to overcome the challenges they face as young parents. Gender based violence, schools too often trivialize and fail to take adequate steps to prevent or remedy. Students' equal access to education depends on effective policies and responses by colleges, universities, and school districts to address the violence and harassment that many students experience.

3a.What is the mission of the Women’s Right March? The movement has 8 rights which they fight
four ( ending violence, civil rights, disability rights, immigrant rights and environmental justice).
Which 3 rights do you think are the most important and why? Do you think the women of the
Seneca Falls Convention would be proud of the progress the movement has made? Explain why or
why not.
The mission of Women's Rights march was to protest so we could create a society in which women (including black women, muslim women, lesbian queer and trans women) are free and able to care for and nurture their families, however they are formed, in safe and healthy environments free from structural impediments. The three rights I think that are the most important and why are Workers Rights, immigration rights and environmental justice. I chose these three because not only women, but others are not being treated or getting the respect or privileges that others have.