Sonia Gonzalez                                                                                                          February 6, 2021

Bus 311

Equal Employment & the Law

        “On The Basis of Sex’’ is a biographical legal film that tackles the early cases of Ruth Ginsburg. It contains her true story, struggles for equal rights and early cases that lead to her nomination and confirmation as US Supreme Court Associate Justice. Ruth Ginsburg made history as a Supreme Court Justice that is a very hard tasks to obtain. She was the reasoning for the changes in women voting, women rights, and women quality, the end result of the feminine movement.

        In 1956, Ruth Ginsburg was a first year law student at Harvard. From the opening of the movie, the dean was always addressing the ‘ men of Harvard’ and it is also noticeable that only a few women were there. The dinner scene and the recitation with the class made it clear that there was discrimination among sex happening. After graduating top of her class, many firms had taken her down because they don’t want a female in the position. Therefore, she considers becoming a professor teaching “Sex Discrimination and the Law”. With these events in her life, the discrimination that she experiences made it possible for her to start advocacy.

In 1970 ,where her husband brought to her a tax law case.  It caught her attention the case Moritz’s V Commissioner where Charles Moritz, a bachelor was denied having tax deduction for nursing his mother. Ruth was very interesting in this case. The only reason the tax deduction was not given was due to Mr. Moritz’s sex. Ruth took the case and fight the discrimination. She is not only fighting for discrimination that she experienced but also stands for others to achieve justice and equality.

As watching the film I believe women can do anything if they have the courage and passion to do things they want. A person regardless of gender should be treated equally and does not allow others to drag them down. People should learn and accept the fact that the world is changing, for what is normal before may not be normal now. Men and Women are equal in every profession or field. I am favor of the gender quality in social legislation. The law should not favor any groups because the law is made to govern people. Justice and equality should be served for it promotes a great nation.