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    breakthroughs, in today’s society, women are still struggling to get the treatment they deserve and the equality they want in the workplace. Over the years, many women have fought for their rights and we can see how much their effort has paid off with the rights we have now. Three Acts that have revolutionized women’s workplace rights are the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Equal Pay Act, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Surprisingly, not many women, or people in general, know what the Family and Medical

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    thought that women are inferior to men, not deserving of equal rights, but should we believe this viewpoint? Hillary Clinton once said, "Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights." Many still disagree with this opinion, sticking with the idea that women are inferior, only there to be housewives, helpers to men. We can see that in reality, women having the right to be in the workforce boost the economy.  Women's rights have changed our society as a whole, benefiting the economy

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    clear that achieving the goal of equality would only be possible if voices were joined for a common chorus, echoing their struggles, dreams and aspirations. This need for unity of voices has led to the formation of organizations to advocate for the rights of women. Each organization may use different approaches to bring the issues to the table, which will result in some being more radical than others. Just as Martin Luther King and Malcom X were radically different in their approaches

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    always been look at as less than a man and in the 1960’s the women were at an all time high with being fed up with being looked at as less and fought for equal rights for women. Shirley Chisholm was one of the biggest leaders for women's rights but not only did she fight women's rights she was a black women so he was also apart of the civil rights movements. May 21st 1969 Shirley Chisholm delivered a speech in front of the house of representatives where she points out all the wrongs that are being done

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    The women’s right s movement allowed women to move forward with economic independence with no discrimination. Another historical woman’s movement was the Women’s suffrage movement which opened up much more doors for the women of America. The women’s suffrage movement created higher expectations for women in America in social, economic and political structures. In terms of social

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    The first point is on the subject of “The Women's rights movement”. This point is relevant because when people thought of “Women's Rights Movement”. It was the idea of white people instead of people of color. In “26c women's rights movement”. It refers to the difference between caucasians and people of color in the women's rights movement. “Harriet wilson became the first African- American to publish a novel sounding the theme of racism”. “Harriet acted as a bridge between the feminist and abolitionist

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    Issues Women Face Although the issue of women’s rights has attracted international recognition and support, women still face many inequalities and barriers. Gender-based violence and economic discrimination are problems in many parts of the world. In the United States Many feminists in the United States believe that gender-based discrimination and inequality exist in schools, homes, and workplaces. Studies in the late twentieth century showed that teachers from kindergarten to college level often

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    In america the rights women have gained are good, on the other hand people still think there are still some things to overcome. In most places women have had the right to vote. Some say that women remain at a disadvantage in education as well and women continue to make up more than most of students who drop out before completing the fourth grade, as well as making up for half of the world is one billion adults. Each year the number of females entering into higher educational programs and universities

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    Since the Taliban invaded the conditions of women have been unimaginable. During the 1960s, Afghanistan used one of the most forward thinking countries when it came to women’s rights. Women were allowed to wear whatever they want, they could go out in public alone without the fear of being attacked, education was a right not a struggle but most importantly they were treated equally to men.Since the Taliban involved in 1994 and became the government in 1996 women have been treated worse the vermin

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    The evolution of women's rights have came so far and will continue to develop and adapt. Men have been considered the superior gender for as long as one can remember, women want to change this idea, not into women over men, but into equality between the women and the men. Throughout history we fought for what we have today and we continue to fight, protest, and boycott for full equality. Throughout these rough years of progressing and evolving, women as a whole have come closer together than ever

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