midterm Flashcards
define culture
a core of traditional ideas, practices and technology shared by a people
what was the status of women when the constitution was written
they were the property of their husbands, no right to vote, did not participate in public life, married women had no rights at all, called “coverture”
what/when was the Seneca falls convention
1848, Seneca falls NY, the official first women’s rights convention, first formalized call for women’s suffrage
how is public policy made?
first- name a problem, then decide who is impacted by that problem, then you make a law to address that problem (the most basic form of pub policy is law)
first female migration to workforce
wwII, gov’t subsidized child care and gave other incentives to work and raise children
define the civil rights act of 1964
outlawed racial segregation in public places
bona fide occupational requirement exception to title 7
when sex/ gender is relevant to job performance
what is the equal rights act
constitutional amendment giving women full person-hood (written in 1923) and it never passed
equal pay act of 1963
amendment to the fair labor act- meant to abolish economic discrepancies
what is title IX
federal law prohibiting discrimination in education systems- you have access to an equal and safe education as a woman
what is the gender pay gap
women don’t make as much money as men- varies by race
in the past why were women educated?
so they could educate young boys
what are the two different types of sex ed in the US
abstinence only or comprehensive sex ed
why do cuts to medicaid and medicare typically hurt women more than men
because women live longer and they are more likely to be poor
what is the ACA? what are some problems with the ACA?
affordable care act/ obamacare
- problems: state’s rights (states could opt in or out) so health insurance companies raised the premiums
