Women Flashcards
Feminism
Belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men
Pay equity
Jobs would be rated on amount of education they require, physical strength needed can and # of People employee supervised
Could establish pay rates based on job requirements
Helps end glass ceiling
National organization for Women (NOW)
To pursue women’s goals
Pushed for creation of child care facilities to encourage women to pursue jobs and education
Gloria Steinem
Journalist, political activist, ardent supporter of women’s liberation movement
Helped to found national women’s political caucus
And ms magazine
Ms. Magazine
Designed to treat contemporary issues from a feminist perspective
Betty Friedan
In NOW
Roe v wade
Right to choose an abortion during first 3 months of pregnancy
Equal rights amendment
Guaranteed both men and women have same rights and protection under law
Defeated
Phyllis Schlafly
Stop ERA campaign launched
Felt it would lad to women being drafted, end of laws protecting homemakers, end of husbands providing for family and same sex marriages
Feminine mystique
Captures discontent of many women
Helped to organize women across country