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. 

Reading about the fire in the New York Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that was a pretext to fight to open people’s eyes was shocking. One hundred forty-eight women died in that catastrophic event! You don’t need to stretch your imagination to see them dying, screaming, choking, and running, crying in agony! We also read that it was COMMON to close people who work hours a day, many days a week, so they won’t steal! Next time I will walk by Washington Place and Greene Str. I will make sure to stop for a moment. The caste system in India is so common to talk about. Those facts of workers living for the most negligible pay are our shared knowledge and something we know exists. It is slavery, and I will never get anything from G.A.P. again! The cast stem is a power abuse, like patriarchy, religion, and many other ways. The one who profits and feels strangers build a structure, and we know that wrong can sound right sometimes, like when I Listen to Natanianhu’s speeches!he women who collaborated to make the change happen are soldiers and great people. Voice is a powerful tool. History should be retold again and again, and now we know more about non-white women who suffered tremendously but also fought bravely and were not giving up. On the other hand, there is a balance. Video of women in the suffrage movement when I heard and read about Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a person I had never heard of before. Her stoic dedication and intelligence bring a feeling of hope. Understanding problems we may not think about via a personal story is empowering. We should know that Afro-American women had a different battleground in history. The Equal Rights Amendment still needs to be put in the Law – such a simple request! We now understand how vital that Amendment is; perhaps we could help. 

How are suffrage, labor rights, and the equal rights amendment related?

suffrage , labor right, and the equal rights amendment are related because it’s about humans having the same right and equality as a person, because of people not making it easy for other just because of their gender it lead the women’s suffrage movement that  was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy at all. The labor rights was to protect the rights of the workers to be treated equally and fairly without any injustice but to be giving the payment they deserved, while the equal right was all about women and men being treated equally and not to generize them because of their gender. 

How/why are labor rights also issues of gender justice?

Because women make a part of the economic and social fabric that hold their communities together,  but yet their work is rarely valued at the same level as is men’s work. And this is due to the less opportunities they have as men. Women are disproportionately likely to be poor, under-educated, employed in low-wage or unpaid work, .In many companies, female workers are sometimes  denied their rights to regular pay and regular working hours; equal pay for equal work; permanent contracts; safety and freedom of association. They are even sometimes abuses, including sexual violence, harassment in their workplace making them not feel safe. 

How do you see these historical issues enacted in today’s society?

 It is much more better in today’s society because now there’s law that protect those right and equals, but however it is still a problem because soem women do not feel same at all i  their workplace and they still facing not giving the same opportinies as men such as better position at work just because they are women and some workplace still have the mindset of men can do it better, and use the excuse as women can’t be professional because they are emotional. 

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. 

Ivan De Los Santos

Prof. Hollis Glaser

GWS 100-1300

Discussion 8

How are suffrage, labor rights, and the equal rights amendment related?

Suffrage labor rights and the Equal Rights Amendment are related because they all refer to how women or obligated to do certain things. For example, Women’s rights are not a thing of the past women, and the Workforce worked low wages but long hours, which is not morally or ethically correct, and that’s why women needed labor rights. Still, the reason why all of these topics go together it’s because they all have one objective, which is that women should be able to have the freedom that men have and to also be equal in every shape or form with men, and they shouldn’t be treated poorly. 

How/why are labor rights also issues of gender justice?

Labor rights are also issues of Gender justice because women aren’t seen as equal to men regarding the jobs and wages they could get. For example, I remember when I was in high school, we saw a documentary on how women were treated in the past, and the jobs they usually get are making clothes or cooking. They were never seen doing what people call physical labor. They were seen doing labor that was fit for women, so even then, the opportunities for men and women were just like today. Also, the woman will have to work the whole day and then go back home to cook for their husband, as stated in the documentary I remember watching. The reason why this is an issue of gender justice is that women in the past and now are not treated with the equal respect that they deserve. They should be able to achieve whatever they want, and they shouldn’t be a limit on what jobs they can get hired for. 

How do you see these historical issues enacted in today’s society?

I see these historical issues enacted in today’s society more in third-world countries than in the United States. From what I’ve heard, I can’t talk about it firsthand since I’ve never been through that personally, but I know that in third world countries, some women are seen as caretakers and stay at home moms, and they are seen as people that can go out and get a job because they’re supposed to take care of the family make sure everything’s good at home and a lot of countries are still in that mindset, so I feel like that’s a problem because that’s putting women in a box that in the 21st century with all the work that women have done fighting for their rights I feel like in these thorough countries that should change but I also do get that it’s more complicated in those specific countries then in the United States to fight for your rights but once they do I feel like the world will be a better place and at the end of the day any gender should be equal to each other it shouldn’t matter which gender you are if you’re a female male non-binary you should be able to have the same opportunities as the other gender.

Eromidayo Olayiwola (Harmony)

Prof. Hollis Glaser

GWS 100-1300

Discussion 8

According to Bell Hook, several great women fought for inclusiveness and equality, which led to different variances in the feminist movement and these have paved way for the fundamental right of all individuals to work in an environment free of harassment, discrimination, and oppression. Adding that, feminism must put the needs of the most marginalized people first. She also argued that sexism, racism, and other forms of oppression all contribute to the everyday experiences of economic instability and gender-based violence for women. In 1923 The National Woman’s Party first recommended the Equal Rights Amendment to end discrimination based on gender and Alice Paul was the founder. This constitutional amendment is to improve women’s standard of living and ensure equal rights and protection.

            Given that labor rights are a human right and that they fight against workplace discrimination regardless of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, political opinion, nationality, or social origin, getting a job has become a gender issue due to the rise in gender inequality, and discrimination in hiring and pay, as well as the right to one’s own body. In addition, women continue to be underrepresented in the workforce and endure societal sexual exploitation and abuse. 146 women were killed in 18 minutes at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory’s upper floors on March 25, 1911, in a tragic incident. Women were employed in this factory, and they had to put in 11 to 12 hours a day without any breaks. Due to the owners’ locking of the fire escape exit doors, employees became trapped inside and committed suicide by jumping from the building instead of burning to death. The women’s rights movement, which included Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Ida B. Wells, among others, paved the way for gender justice, not having to be terminated from a job or subjected to discrimination because of gender.

Today’s community has improved because no one has been lynched for expressing their views, and you don’t have to be in the back to be recognized or attacked by the police, in contrast to the 1920s and 1930s when women were disenfranchised, unprotected, and there was no law to protect them in terms of equal opportunity. There is no doubt that all these historical issues contributed to where we are now and where we need to be in terms of an inclusive society where everyone is heard. The automatic sprinkler system was put in place as a result of the tragedy that occurred at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where unions, religious groups, women’s groups, and community organizations demanded change. In the United States today, every newly built residence or building that rises above the “11-meter trigger height” has automatic sprinklers installed and fire exits opened as a result of the labor act, which results in a minimum wage loss and overtime pay.   The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, the United Auto Workers, the United Association, and many others are examples of different unions that exist in the United States today and represent the interests of the workers who make up their membership.

The suffrage, labor rights, and equal rights amendments relate to the right for protection within voting and from the government. Suffrage is the right that people get to vote for something like elections and legislation. Labor rights are legislation for equal opportunities and rights for employment and human rigs within between work and workers. Equal rights amendments are equal rights for American citizens men and women for instance equal protections. The thing that all three have in common is that all three talks about the rights people have and make them suitable for everyone. How labor rights issue gender injustice is within gender-based discrimination and inequality. Also within violence and working opportunities. Women were always put down compared to men because of how society viewed women, especially in the old times like around the 19th century. But now things are changed at different timing and have been making more equal rights for women and men. A historical issue we talked about in this discussion was “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” A fire occurred in 1911 because of poor conditions women worked in but because of this sad tragedy led to laws being passed like minimum wage for women and made aware of negative working conditions within manufacturing. These labor laws still impact today’s society because we all to this day benefit from these safety laws. The history brought up in today’s society about labor rights, equal rights had made a big impact based on what occurred in past history and how till this day we fight to get more protection over our freedom and rights, especially as gender-based and women of the world.