mother, wife, and having a job all at the same time much like women today. Women really tried with much success to better themselves. “In 1960’s over 30 percent of married women work up from 15 percent in 1940.” (Women of the century 2017). So many things changed for the better of all women and society during the 1960s such as “Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique is published, launching the modern women’s movement I the united states.”, (Women of the century 2017). “Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, the first Federal law prohibiting sexual discrimination.”, in the 1964, (Women of the century 2017). “The civil rights act is passed, banning discrimination based on color, race, national origins, religion, or sex.” (Women of the century 2017). These years were a made great impact on history of our nation. Huge Win 1970-1980 In 1970s “Billie Jean King watches her …show more content…
The reason the 1990s are so interesting is because during the 1990s women were starting to take their daughter to work with them after an Annual take your daughter to work day. This was interesting because women were then able to show their daughters what it was like to uphold a job. Women continue to advance in the workforce in the 1990s “By 1997 women are earning over 40 percent of medical law and doctorates degree.” (Robert,2016). All this helped society come to terms with the fact that women are equal to men in a lot of things which was a major change by the time the 2000s came around including the fact that “51% of the 1998 percentage of married coupled families with children in which both spouses worked.” (hale, 2010). Women in this aspect of society have come a long way since the days of being viewed as a fashionable object. Women voting rates have also increased during this decade “46% among citizens, the percentage of women who voted in the 1998 congressional elections that was better than 45% of men who cast their