The Fight for Equal Pay Flashcards
When did women petition?
In the later 1960s
What did the women threaten?
Legal action
Why did women strike?
To persuade employers to provide equal opportunities and wages
When was the Equal Pay Act?
1963
What did the 1963 Equal Pay Act establish?
The principle of equal pay for men and women in the same job
There were many exceptions
When was the Equal Pay Act amended?
1972
What amended the Equal Pay Act of 1963?
The Equal Rights Amendment Act
What did the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Act remove?
Some of the exceptions of the 1963 Equal Pay Act
What was a limitation of the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Act?
Women’s pay still remained at 70% of men’s pay
What did the Supreme Court rule on Equal Rights in 1972?
Contraception should be legally available to unmarried couples as it was for married couples
What did the Supreme Court’s ruling on Equal Rights in 1972 spark?
A major moral and religious debate much like Roe vs Wade
What did the flurry of activity by Congress and the Supreme Court lead to?
Much debate across the USA and around the world
Why were many people opposed to the new laws?
The laws had been changed but individual beliefs and practises would not change overnight
Why did some women oppose the new laws of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972?
They felt happy with the USA they lived in
What were working class women more concerned with?
Equal pay more than with abortion
