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Equal Rights Of Women In The 1920's

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“ A woman is human. She is not better, wiser, stronger, more intelligent, more creative, or more responsible than a man. Likewise, she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is a human”- Vera Nazarian. In the 1920 's, women didn’t have the right to vote, which later led to the 19th amendment that gave the women the right to vote. Females all over the world have been affected by this because they still are not treated equally even though the 19th Amendment gave them hope that will soon come into place. Women weren’t able to do many things as men such as working conditions, help out with war and vote. Therefore, women should have equal rights and not be treated differently. When it comes to higher wages women are often paid less even though they do the same work as men. Women earn an average of seventy-seven cents for every dollar earned my men(Anonymous). Women aren’t being represented in higher paying fields meaning that men are most likely taking those jobs and leaving the women without a chance to get in and getting a similar wage.The median annual earning for white females is …show more content…

Boys are taught to “suck it up” or “be a man about it”. Due to many trials about women having experiences with domestic violence everyone seems to forget that men go through that too. When it comes to the law there is a higher chance that the government might side with women, making it unequal because both genders can be affected by this. Sexism is brought into this and makes it hard for men to receive the same amount of help because it is not considered a common case. When being told that men go through that they take to take it as a joke and ignore it instead of helping them. Men are often abused by their partners or girlfriend but they don’t tend to speak about it because they are either not aware of it or they just don’t know how to talk about

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