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Gender Inequality In The 1920s

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On Election Day in 1920, for the first time women exercised their right to vote. The road to Election Day was difficult and it took activists years to win that right. Up to this point gender inequality had been slowly diminishing. But on August 26, 1920, the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, giving all American women the right to vote. However, despite this progress, gender inequality continues in many forms, including career discrimination, disparity in women's politics, and sports. While there are women in Women deserve all rights and equal treatment as men. There is a strong occupational division between men and women. Career discrimination between men and women is based on the differences in traits and abilities. Women were not and are not given the same privileges as men as far as work. Decades ago, the traditional role for a woman is to take on all of the household labor as work. Today, women are expected to go to work and continue taking care of the household. Most women work in …show more content…

Women in politics have always had to tolerate sexist remarks and criticism about appearance, and personality. Sexism, is not a new situation. For many years, the thought suggest that female candidates not acknowledge the sexism or engage in any discussion that referenced it. In order for a female politician to prove their being, they must respond quickly and strongly to any sexist attacks. While male candidates who raise their voices are often seen as more presidential, competitive, and viewed as leaders. Women, on the contrary, are described as unreasonable, irate, and emotional. People have to realize that women are stronger, smarter and involved with the world much more today. However, many people do not believe that women belong in high-powered positions, because the public does not want women to have power. Society look at women as weak, and men still have the

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