Second Wave Women's Rights Movement

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    Second Wave Women's Rights

  • Main Leader- Betty Friedan

    Main Leader- Betty Friedan
    Betty Friendan Link -Born on Febuary 4, 1921
    -Attended Smith College and got her bachelor's degree
    -Published The Feminine Mystique
    -The National Organization of Women (NOW)

  • Equal Pay Act

    Equal Pay Act
    prohibits sex-based wage discrimination between men and women in the same establishment who perform similar jobs Causes:
    -men join military, women take over civilian jobs, unions start to advocate for equal pay What Happened:
    -"comparable" vs "equal"
    -Act amended to FLSA Ledbetter Act: People challenging sex-based discrimination in workplace can benefit from the Act Effects:
    -helped raise women's wages (from 60% to 80%)

  • Civil Rights Act- Title XII

    Civil Rights Act- Title XII
    Civil Rights Act -Banned discrimination in the work place
    -Proposed by JFK
    -Signed by LBJ

  • Roe vs Wade

    Roe vs Wade
    Roe vs. WadeRoe vs. Wade -Surpreme court case regarding abortion laws
    -Challeneged the Texas abortion laws
    -Legalizes abortion in the first trimester (3 months)
    -States can regulate abortion in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters

  • Equal Rights Amendement (ERA)

    Equal Rights Amendement (ERA)
    guarantee equal rights for women (prohibit discrimination based on sex) Causes:
    -"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." What Happened:
    -states did NOT ratify the ERA
    -approved by only 35/50 states (need 38 to ratify) Effects:
    -some states have passed ERA ratification bill, but the Senate has not

  • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

    Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
    cannot be denied the benefits of or participation in activities and education based on sex Causes:
    -Patsy Mink
    -addressed women’s issues, education, social reforms, introduced Title IX, was responsible for its passage What Happened:
    -prohibited federally funded educational institutions from sex discrimination Effects:
    -college scholarships at the larger schools, money for equipment and uniforms, and expanded travel schedules
    -increased education and employment opportunities for girls.

  • Major Accomplishments

    Major Accomplishments
    Accomplisments -More positive view of self
    -Huge strides in legislation

  • Problems

    Problems
    http://www.trustwomenpac.org/2012/03/gender-inequality-in-the-u-s-today/ -Unequal Pay: Women earn around 78.3% of what men make -Men hold the top management positions in a variety of professions in extremely unrepresentative numbers