The equal rights amendment, labor rights, and suffrage are connected because, in addition to indicating the height of the women’s suffrage campaign, these rights also helped women get closer to equality. Not only are equal rights, labor rights, and suffrage indicative of the transformation that the movement is working toward; these rights are also essential requirements for any society to advance and succeed. This week, a movie on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was shown to us. This disaster, which many workers lost their lives as a result of the owner’s incompetence, occurred in the factory. Due to the owners’ decision to shut the fire escape exit doors, 146 of the 500 employees—most of them were women—had to plunge to their deaths during the tragedy. This tragedy served as the turning point that finally brought to light the dangerous circumstances upon which sweatshop industries were founded. This incident serves as a clear illustration of the importance of labor rights in order to ensure the safety of all workers. 

Regardless of gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation, equality for all comes to mind when we think about gender justice. This is significant since the foundation of gender justice is unmatched equality for everyone. Fundamentally, labor rights are also about ensuring equality for everyone in the workforce. Because we acknowledge a gap in the equality of all regardless of gender, ethnicity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, labor rights are equally gender justice problems. I notice multiple ways in which these past issues are still present in modern culture. Even if we are given the same tasks at work and are both similarly qualified, I often find that my male counterpart earns more money than I do. This problem, which occurs frequently in workplaces, serves as a prime example of how important labor rights are. In terms of equality, I’ve heard a man tell my transgender buddy that she’s wrong to use a “woman’s” restroom. It is completely against equal rights, and in this day and age it is depressing to see that there are people who do not understand or seem to want to comprehend, so I was completely taken aback.