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Feminism Borned
The modern feminist movement began -
Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act is passed: promised equal wages for the same job; regardless of the race, religion, color , national origin, and sex of the worker. -
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is created. Title VII Civil Rights Act passes, prohibiting sex discrimination in employment. -
President Lyndon B. Johnson
signs an executive order prohibiting sex discrimination and required affirmative actions for hiring women -
California
California adopts the nations first, "no fault" divorce law, allowing divorce by mutual consent. -
Title IX
Education Amendments prohibits sex discrimination in all aspects of education programs that receive federal support -
Supreme Court
the supreme court denies states the right to exclude women from juries -
ERA
the ERA falls short of ratification -
EMILY's List
EMILY's List is founded; mission is to elect Democratic, pro-abortion rights to women -
U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court declared that in a work sex discrimination on a work environment can be considered hostile or abusive -
The Year of Women
four women won Senate elections and two dozen women elected for their first terms in the House -
Violence Against Women Act
services the victims of rape and domestic violence; it also allows women to seek civil remedies -
The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act
allows victims, usually women, or pay discrimination to file a complaint with the government against their employer within 180 days of their paycheck -
The Paycheck Fairness Act
meant to fight gender discrimination in the workplace, fails in the senate on a party-line vote. -
Military Women
ban of women in the military combat is removed -
Congress
104 female House members an 21 female Senators, including the Latina females.