1. Equal rights
Some people consider girl child as a burden on them and thus do not give equal treatment as given to boys. ... Recently there was an article in the newspaper about a women misusing her rights as a women. ... This is a proper example of how girls can misuse their rights and gain sympathy. ...
It can be said the movement did cause a change in behaviors, where women were afforded equal rights under the law, the right to chose in in Roe vs. ... In the family, boys and girls are not equal, therefore any law that states this is just a formality and not a reality and if children fail to conform to their roles there is said to be an abnormality. ... Without a change in attitude, this trend will continue, as the parents of today were the first recipients of equal rights and have not changed, because of it. ... Legislation has changed in this movement to help have safeguards in place for...
In other civilizations women had some rights close to the men's but never better than them. ... As years passed and centuries gone by women were becoming more and more equal. Now, in 2002, and in our society, the United States, women are created and seen as equals. They have the same rights, the same opportunity for education, the same opportunity in athletics, and the same opportunities in the job world. ... They have an ideal role of being equals in this society....
In doing so, these women will have convinced their country fellowmen of their potential in hopes of being treated as equals. ... Women were neither liberated nor seen as equal to that of men. ... The rights of women could not be won unless democracy prevailed. ... Combined with Japan's invasion of China in 1937, democracy was naturally seen as the key to victory for women's rights. ... As shown by the documents, some women campaigned for equal rights, others for liberation from the confines of their traditional gendered defined roles. ...
Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... It is these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. ... My grandmother through growing up during a time when women had few social rights, said she didn't experience oppressive sexism in her life. ... No one can truly be equal in a society when only the "extraordinary achievers- are allowed to succeed out of their expected social role. ... However,women will never be equal until...
The rights and status of women across the world has improved considerably over the centuries. ... It requires time to abandon long-held traditions and attitudes and adopt more unifying and equal ideals. ... After the war, Japan added into their Constitution an equal opportunity employment law. The Constitution promulgated in 1946, states, "All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin" (Article 14). ...
Nevertheless, women did not win these rights they hoped for. ... (lecture, 1/24) Besides not having the right to vote women did not hold the basic civil rights of owning property. ... Schools were opened to women and even some men started to realize that women could and should be given equal rights. Benjamin Rush a loyal patriot stressed "the revolution required change in the most fundamental aspects of society-including gender roles and the family he implied that women's intellect and potential were equal to men." ... The revolution redefined women's rights in society. ...
Also, gender roles implemented on women limit them in the opportunities that they can acquire and they are responsible to fulfill their duties as citizens while obtaining few rights. ... Despite these hindrances, greater opportunities and better education for these women will aid them in their struggle for their rights. ... Now, women are exerting more of their rights as citizens. ... In the constitution created in 1945 it is stated (Chapter X, Article 27): "Without any exception all citizens shall have equal position in Law and government." ... Now that there are more opportunities for p...
Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... It is these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. ... I feel that no one can truly be equal in a society when only the "extraordinary achievers" are allowed to succeed out of their expected social role. This attitude of rising blatant and subtle attacks on women's civil rights is further exemplified in recent reactions to affirmative action plans. ... Howe...
"In the provision of education, all individuals shall have equal rights and opportunities to receive basic education provided by the State for the duration of at least twelve years. ... " This is a Thailand's policy for equal opportunities in education that is stated in the 1999 Thai National Education Act. However Thai people have been taught that everyone is equal, social class system really exists. ... This prevents them from their well-beings with benefits and rights that are detailed in the constitution. ... People live peacefully with a cognition of their basic human right...
They had different rights, new attitudes and had started a new trend of fashion. ... Women would throw away their corsets, shorten their hair – more of a masculine look, because they felt they were becoming more equal - and their skirts and dress in comfort. ... They had more rights. ... The attitudes of these women changed just as much as their rights, as it became acceptable for women to smoke and drink alcohol in public, and to ride alone in cars with men, or go on unchaperoned dates. They had much more relaxed attitudes, felt the right to be independent and equal to men, and didn...
Gender equality is when women and men enjoy equal rights, opportunities and entitlements in civil and political life. ... For the global community, gender equality is also a commitment, embedded in international human rights agreements and in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. ... However, the most dangerous is when women feel comfortable with this system of discrimination and they feel no need to defend their rights that have been violated. ... Fifth, government officials must ensure the rights of women by creating regulations that protect it. ... Then they should fight for thei...
For example there is a campaign called HeForShe, which is a campaign that aims to engage men and boys as mediators of change for the goal of gender equality and women's rights. ... For example, Turkish president Erdogan stated in a news conference " you can not bring women and men into equal positions, that is against nature because there nature is different then a males". ... Studies prove that with women earning equal pay, the average incomes would rise and the number of families in poverty would fall. ... Particularly in young girls to be more self-confident in controlling th...
Many had histories of involvement in women's rights, abolitionism, Spiritualism, Unitarianism, and other "isms" in the East" ( Mead 17). ... Therefore one could argue that Fitzgerald wanted to show that women in the 1920's deserved the same sexuality rights as men. ... The 1920's were a start for women to become equals to men. However for everyone to see women as equals to men would be a much longer process. ... "Political Sisterhood" (Honey 28) was still weak and people thought that after the 1920', everyone would suddenly accept women as equals t...
Basically, they were as equal and free as men during that time. ... I agree with the author believing that a woman should have the same rights as men, such as voting, earning a salary according to the quality of the service, not the gender. ... Before women got the same rights as men, their duties were to take care of the house and kids. ... By acquiring the same rights as men and being allowed to work outside the house, I believe that important family values have been unfortunately lost over the past decades. ...
Feminism itself is a movement that is capable of aiming for the equal rights for all women on the grounds of political, social and economic situations (485). ... Political roles were always meant for males until women's rights were challenged, but then there is the issue of women being forced into male roles; roles originally intended to be dominated by a male, which was the intended purpose of the society (485). ... Motherhood in non-western society use motherhood as a restriction on the rights of the father and husbands over daughters and wives (485). ...
But perhaps none has been so dramatic and pervasive in its impact as women's slow acquisition of human rights. A century ago women were often excluded from the full exercise of those civil rights which many men enjoyed. Men across the globe have had to come to terms with women exercising their recently acquired rights in the workplace, in politics and at home. ... It is quite appropriate to seek both equality between men and women and gender equality, with the latter implying roles that may well be different but are equal in status and social esteem. ...
The ideal image of the harmonious marriage was the idea of husband and wife living as co-workers in a special God-appointed community of the family, sharing equal authority within the household. This lead grounds to the equal rights of women to divorce men and remarry in peace. ... But on the contrary, women found in the Bible itself, passages which suggested that they were equal to men. ... The role of women didn't stop as just being housewives and soothers of men's souls but went on to be men's equal companions in work. ...
You should have the same rights if you are a man or a woman. ... Wrong, women are not treated as equals in society today, and homosexuals are looked down on. ... This may look equal, but in reality if you add up women's periods, changing of diapers, frequency of peeing, and the fact we have to sit down, is not near equal. ... They are basically saying the same thing; females don't have the same rights as males. ...
They faced many challenges over the years and yet the one I believe is the most daunting and sad over all is the fact that they had no choice in their role and also no voice in which to state their case for equal rights . ... They believe that they are equal and that limits should not stop them in what they desire. ... People have rights to decide what they do with their lives and we all must accept these choices. We must fight against ultra-groups looking to ignite the war and in fact we need to stand up to them and close them down because without these groups Men and Women can finally open...
Women in the book are in the submissive position in society, with fewer rights and power than men. ... In contrast, men are in the dominant position in society, entitling them to greater rights. ... This portrays the treatment of women in the book, they have less power, rights and freedom. ... Throughout the book the representation of men and women in the book has not been equal. Men have more power and rights in society overall, giving them a dominant role in society. ...
She stressed that women needed to have more than just the right to vote, they needed to have all political rights. ... However, if there is support from Blacks who are fighting for freedom themselves, their support for women's rights will be much stronger as well. ... Women continue to live in a patriarchal society and until they are equal to men, they will continue to be oppressed and treated as the "other." ...
The idea that women were or would never be equal to men in any way was imprinted in society. In general, women were never given too many rights as an individual. ... Women's rights have raised substantially over the last fifty or so years. ...