The women's movement in the 1960s and early 1970s Flashcards
Eleanor Roosevelt’s report in 1963
It highlighted women's second-class status in employment. For example, 95% of company managers were men, as were 85% of technical workers. Only 7% of doctors were women and 4% for lawyers.
Betty Friedan’s belief in 1963
Name 2 beliefs
1) She believed that a women’s happiness was all tied up with her domestic role
2) She insisted that bringing up a family should be a shared role that would enable the wife to pursue her career, if she wanted.
The National Organization for Women in 1966
• Aim
Set up by white middle-class women in order to attack obvious examples of discrimination.
The National Organization for Women in 1966
• Success
They challenged discrimination in the courts between 1966 and 1971, secured $30 million in back pay owed to women who had not been paid wages equal to men.
Women’s Liberation Movement
• What they did
They burned their bras as these were seen as a symbol of male domination.
Women’s Liberation Movement
• Name 2 negatives
1) They brought the wrong publicity.
They were a distraction form the key issues of equal pay and better job opportunities.
Women’s Liberation Movement
• What they did
They burned their bras as these were seen as a symbol of male domination.
The Educational Amendment Act 1972
Outlawed sex discrimination in education, so that girls could follow the same curriculum as boys
The Equal Pay Act 1963
Required employers to pay women the same as men for the same job. But it did not address the issue of discrimination against women seeking jobs in the first place.
