Changing roles of women Flashcards
what legal rights were women denied from much of the 1800s?
The right to vote, not equal paid to men, own property, running for any elective office, going to college, entering a lot of professions (law, medicine)
the suffrage movement
The suffrage movement was the movement where people lobbied and marched for women’s right to vote. they fought for the right and went against what society believed to be right to the gain the right to vote
first women in politics
Dane Enid Lyons became the member for Darwin (in Tasmania) in the house of representatives (1943). Dane Dorothy Tangney was elected to represent Western Australia in the Senate (1943). Julia Gillard became Australia’s 27th and first female prime minister (24/06/2010)
The fight for equal pay
The 5 foot equal pay was started from the early 1900’s but not until 1972 was this granted.many of the followers such as a mate industry union brought this to life, along with the ACAC, the ACTV + Bob Hawke (working for the ACTV). along with the sex discrimination act in 1984 that banned any unfair treatment due to a person sex.
women’s reproductive rights
The women’s reproductive rights laws were passed between 1969-2019. South Australia was first legalise abortion in 1969 and New South Wales been the last in 2019. Contraception plus the pill became widely accessible in 1965.
The second feminist movement
The second wave of the feminist movement took place during the 1960’s to 1970s and focus on the issues of quality and discrimination, as well as dismissing any stigma around any inequalities and rape, sexuality and domestic violence
who was Germaine Greer
Jermaine grey, born on the 29th of January, 1939, was an Australian writer and feminist famous for being a prominent figure in international feminism as well as been seen as a leading force for the second feminist movement
Gender disparities in Australian politics
representation in politics, woman won’t allowed the right to vote, woman couldn’t run for any elective position, woman didn’t get paid as much as men, gender bias and woman couldn’t go to college or enter many professions
Women going to college rules
The restriction on women going to college changed through to the end of the 19th century to the start of the 20th century with women being allowed into australian universities in the 1880s with key figure being Edith Cowan
women owning property
in 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was established, and with it came new laws that allowed women to legally own property
women entering different professions
The restriction on women entering different professions in Australia began to change significantly during the 20th century. Key legislative changes and societal shifts allowed women to enter professions previously dominated by men. The key figure being Dame Enid Lyons.
shifts in work
women’s roles in the workforce shifted significantly, especially during and after the world war, when they filled male dominant job. They expected to return to domestic roles after the war, suicidal changes and the feminist movement led to increase women’s participation and sectors, promoting gender equality.
social expectations
social expectations of women shifted from focusing on domestic roles to Greta participation and education, work, and politics, especially after the world war with the rise of feminism
Postwood return to domestic roles
after World War II, women who had worked in factories and other roles were often expected to return to domestic duties as men came back from the ward. How many women did return to life, the shift also sparked the growing course for gender equality, leading to increase opportunities for women in the workforce and other areas in the decades that followed
liberation movement
The women’s liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s was owned social and political campaign that sought to challenge traditional generals in fight for women’s right strong focus on issues like pay, reproductive rights, access education, and an end to discrimination
