Suffrage, labor rights, and the Equal Rights Amendment are all related to the struggle for equal rights and opportunities for all individuals, regardless of gender. Suffrage was a crucial aspect of the fight for gender equality, as it gave women a say in the laws and policies that affected their lives. Labor rights have been a crucial aspect of the fight for social justice, as they protect workers from exploitation and ensure that they are treated with dignity and respect. The Equal rights amendment is closely related to suffrage and labor rights because it seeks to ensure that all individuals are treated equally under the law, regardless of gender.

Labor rights are also issues of gender justice because women have historically been disproportionately affected by labor exploitation, low wages, and unsafe working conditions. Women have also faced significant barriers to equal pay and career advancement, which has perpetuated gender inequality in the workplace. Therefore, the fight for labor rights is also a fight for gender justice.

In today’s society, we can see the legacy of suffrage, labor rights, and the Equal rights amendment in various ways. Women now have the right to vote and participate in the democratic process, and there are laws and regulations in place to protect workers’ rights. However, there is still work to be done to ensure that women are treated equally in all aspects of society, including the workplace. The gender pay gap remains a significant issue, and women are still underrepresented in leadership positions in many industries. 

What topic interests me the most is the situation of women’s having no rights in Afghanistan when the Taliban seized control, Afghanistan became the world’s only country where women cannot seek education. Women are subjected to strict restrictions and oppression, including being banned from school, working outside the home, and even a house without a male escort. Women don’t have rights in Afghanistan and are being forced to cover themselves in public, banned from attending school and work, and facing violence and discrimination. These problems go against the principles of human rights, including the rights to equality, freedom, and dignity. Being able to not get an education because of your gender and religious belief is very unfair to women who have dreams of becoming future doctors, nurses, pilots, and scientists.  The Taliban are not being can’t towards women and look down on women. I truly believe women should have the rights to make decisions on wether they want to be educated and do things that’s truly make them happy without men trying to control them. Everyone should be treated equally. In Afghanistan and worldwide we must work towards promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls. 

Think about your relationship to capitalism in the United States.

I don’t think i really have a relationship with capitalism in the United States but when i worked during the summer i noticed how differently they treated us women from the men. They would give the men complicated task while the girls got easier task because they most likely viewed women as being weak while men are strong.

I do see women on social media expressing how historically women have been historically excluded from many economic opportunities due to systemic gender discrimination. In the United States, women have been paid less than men when working the same job, and they are barely any women picked or represented in leadership role positions and high-paying industries. The gender pay gap issue is a huge problem I have been seeing on social media and women protesting for higher wages. 

Capitalism has also contributed to the commodification and objectification of women’s bodies and labor. For example, the fashion and beauty industries often use images of idealized women’s bodies to sell products, creating unrealistic beauty standards that can lead to harmful body image issues for women. Additionally, many low-wage industries, such as domestic work and care work, are disproportionately staffed by women, often without job protections or benefits.

What are your goals for your career? Are you confident you will reach those goals?

I’m not sure what I want to do in life but my goal for my career is to do something that makes me happy without feeling as if I’m being controlled and forced to do the job. I’m confident that I will definitely reach my goal if I work hard for what I want in life. My goal is to work for myself so I don’t have to deal with this capitalist relationship in the United States. “Capitalism structurally oppresses, restricts, and inhibits the access of marginalized individuals, minority communities, and differently abled persons by regulating the opportunities available to them.” Many jobs treat their employees badly especially people who work 9-5, teachers, and nurses who are getting paid lower money when they do more for the job. “Capitalism has set up a system of high working hours for low wages for its laborers and has established a pre-set power role between the owner of the factors of production and the individuals who sell their labor” Most jobs overworked their employees but are not increasing their pay. 

Finally, what would a feminist economy look like so that nobody is exploited 

A feminist economy that’s not exploiting anybody would look like being fairly equal to everyone and  “creating equality and a good life for everyone, regardless of their sex, gender, race, ethnicity, education, income, religion, or where they live. Based on reading this text explains how this goal cannot be achieved in capitalism because it’s biased toward women, there are always some achievements or requirements that a woman cannot meet. To ensure that nobody is exploited in a feminist economy, there must be two important principles. One is having fair and equal wages where all workers, regardless of gender, receive fair and equal wages for their work. Eliminating the gender pay gap and addressing other wage discrimination. Worker protection is prioritizing workers’ protection such as giving sick paid leave, parental leave, and workplace safety to make sure workers didn’t get exploited by their employees. 

Patriarchy refers to a system of power and domination that privileges men over women, and marginalized groups, and reinforces gender roles, and stereotypes that memorialize inequality. This system separates women from men by giving men more privileges and power than women. Women are looked down upon and treated differently from men. It controls what women can do from what they can’t do while men have the authority of power. There’s no equality between the two genders because of the patriarchal system. While patriarchy is a systemic issue, individuals play a crucial role in memorializing it at different levels. Here is a breakdown of how patriarchy might work at four different levels of oppression: patriarchal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural level. 

Personal level: Patriarchy operates at the personal level through individual beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that reinforce gender roles and stereotypes. Patriarchy happens when household responsibilities are distributed unequally between men and women. For example, women are told to cook, clean, and do childcare, while men are not held to the same standards and don’t have the same expectations as women. Men are considered money makers and decision-makers in the relationship, while women must prioritize their spouse’s needs over their own.

 Interpersonal level: patriarchy operates at the interpersonal level through the way individuals interact with one another in their personal and professional relationships. Patriarchy can influence how men and women are viewed and treated by others, with women being stereotyped as emotional, weak, and irrational while men are more highly viewed as rational, logical, and strong. These assumptions could impact interpersonal relationships and interactions.

Institutional: Patriarchy operates at the institutional level through the policies and practices of organizations and institutions, such as schools, workplaces, and governments. An example of this is laws and policies that discriminate against women such as restrictions on reproductive rights and unequal pay. Patriarchy is seen in political representation where women are often underrepresented in decision-making positions. We see this problem all across the world where women face significant disadvantages from running for office, and men hold more positions of power. Another example of this is economic discrimination where women face unequal pay, job discrimination, and sexual harassment in a workplace with lowered pay. 

Cultural: Patriarchy operates at the cultural level through how cultural norms and values reinforce gender roles and stereotypes. Patricary is a representation that limits women’s opportunities and privileges men over women in the media, advertising, cultural practices, and popular culture. Patricary influences religious and cultural practices to reinforce gender-based inequalities that limit op opportunities for women to participate in society and make choices on their own. Examples of religious restrictions on women are not having access to education and employment. 

Privilege means when a person has something of value that is denied to another person. From watching the video “What Is Privilege” one person defined privilege as when “some people have some thing’s and other people don’t have things”. I most definitely agree with this meaning of privilege because things that I do have could make another person who doesn’t have it less privileged than me. Watching this video made me realize that sometimes we tend to forget how privileged we are because of what social media and society to our mind have us focusing on what we don’t have and what we need. I experienced privilege by being able to eat because not many people have the opportunity to eat a meal. Having education is another privilege because many people wish they could go to school to become a doctor, lawyer, and scientist but they don’t have any access to these resources because of the environment they are in but I do.

Oppression is a situation where a person in power or groups treats others in a cruel or unjust treatment. I never experienced oppression before but I did witness people close to me who experienced systemic and institutionalized racism in many parts of the world. On vacation with my family and friends they were denied access to certain activities but those activities was available to people with more wealth.