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Equal Pay Act
Equal Pay Act of 1963 -This act prohibites the discrimination of women in the work place.- Employers must give men and women equal pay for the same type of work
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Equal Rights Amendment passes the House
Equal Rights Amendment
-Gloria Steinem was determined to get the Equal Rights Amendment passed
-With Gloria's help, the Amendment was voted on again in the House, and was passed in 1970 -
Equal Rights Amendment passes the senate
Equal Rights Amendment for women
-the senate passed it eventually, but it took a while
-stated that equal rights can't be denied by states or the country based on gender -
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States fail to approve the Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment: Ratification Failed
-the Amendment needed 38 states to approve of this amendment in order for it to be put in the Constitution
-The amendment didn't get enough states to ratify right away, so they got a 7 year extension
-In those 7 years however, the amendment lost it's momementum
-The amendment was 3 states short of passing -
Roe Vs. Wade
Trial Information Trial
Abortion
Jane Roe - for abortion
Wade- Against
Ruled abortion was legal in the first three months of pregnancy -
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (major accomplishment)
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The Violence Against Women Act (major accomplishment)
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act- This act helped restore the wide wage gap between men and women
- Eliminates the incentive for the employers to hide discrimination
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Problems Today
Women Rights in 2014
- In some states women do not have access to reproductive care- Globally, 1 in 3 women will be beaten or raped in their lifetime
- Women are left out of decision-making or not heard in mainstream media
