Food Zheng – Discussion 8

These are related to each other for the same reason that they work together with the objective of bringing justice to the rights of each woman. Suffrage, Labor Rights, and the Equal Rights Amendment are objectives that every woman at the time did not have and that with effort these movements were able to create in order to obtain the justice they deserved. In his time, there was always talk about rights and how everyone should have them, but they always accepted the fact that everyone should have them except women. This is why these 3 movements are interrelated in order to provide them with the rights that every woman deserves. It is to obtain protection for any situation that occurs, such as “The Triangle Shirtwaist ” at that time there was no better condition in the work environment for the very fact that those who worked there were women and nobody cared that women something happens at work, because they have no rights. That is why with these movements they fought so that each woman has this protection of the same rights as hers and that another catastrophe does not occur due to simple discrimination.

Labor rights are also issues of gender justice due to the very fact that at the time, men were paid a certain amount at their jobs while women were given less than the minimum. This is why it creates gender justice, because at the time men were protected by the fact that if they weren’t paid a certain amount they were going against the rules, but if women were paid much less, it wasn’t important or they couldn’t even think of being able to charge the same as the man. This is what happens with the ERA, women realized the discrimination in rights and that is why they started this movement in order to obtain what should be inherited for them by nature. Even if at the time, the first time the movement failed, they did not give up and quickly got back on the road to fight for rights.

I see these historical themes more represented in a more spontaneous way, it is said that women have the right to anything but they are judged as soon as they say they want to work instead of having children. Despite having fought for each of the rights, there are still things that are still being fought for. I have heard many times that they suggest that a woman, when interviewing for an important job, not say that she wants to be a mother soon because otherwise the company will not take her into account. For the simple fact that if she says that she wants to be a mother, she means that the company has to pay her for the rest of the days that she will have due to her pregnancy and it would also be valid for the woman to take the day off in case her child gets sick. Many times, they say that there is no discrimination against women, but there are small actions that show the opposite. Despite having fought for all her rights, there are still things that are still a little out of place.

5 thoughts on “Food Zheng – Discussion 8

  1. Jessica Tapia

    Hi Food, I agree with you on equal rights for women. Women shouldn’t be afraid to apply for a job and shouldn’t be uncomfortable disclosing plans. The harsh truth is that employers do see the downside of women planning to have a family sooner than later.

  2. Neil Marshall

    Yes, I agree with you about the pressures or discriminations against women pursuing both a family and career. It seems, at least at first, while we may on paper adopt equal practices, there are still monumental social stigmas the we still need to fight. So we need to simultaneously examine the biased role we expect women to play in child care and fight for equality on that front as well.

  3. Lamis

    Hey Food , I really appreciate how you explained discrimination against women when seeking employment. Your thoughts was very detailed and you gave an amazing example of how it is displayed

  4. Natasha Luciano

    I agree!!! women are judged for not conforming into the society norms. i would be a millionaire with how many times I am asked if I want kids or do I have kids. like you mentioned women have fought for years to get an ounce of help. the fight continues on.

  5. Sydney Maldonado

    Hi Zheng,

    Thank you for sharing I enjoyed reading your response. I completely agree with you on equal rights for women. Your statement is so true that even though people throughout history have already fought for the rights we have today we still have inequalities especially in the workplace that we are still fighting for till this day. Throughout interviews, and even throughout working at certain jobs I have personally been asked about my martial status and my plans on when and if I have a child or children because others in charge like my former managers needed to know and make sure “it fit around my work schedule and didn’t disrupt or inconvenience anyone or anything”. It’s quite shocking how till this day people still have these old perceptions of woman and what they should and should not be doing in their lives just because they were born a woman.

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