Last Post

So this is my last post about Gender Equality. I have discussed many topics about Gender Equality like Wage Gap, important women and men, jobs, and even international Women Rights. While discussing this topic I have learned many different things. The main thing that I learned was that Britain had Women Rights long before America did. My strongest point I would say is "People Need To Know" where I talked about Condoleezza Rice and society not knowing what Suffrage mean but learning through a prank. I would say my weakest post was "Women in Broadcasting". The post is short and is mostly information from an outside source. If I could change one thing about this blog it would be the needing to post twice a week. Now you all know about Gender Equality and are just that much smarter now.

Gender Roles

Last week in my Sociology class we started Gender Inequality chapter. In this chapter we have talked about the different gender roles in society. Everyone is sacumed to gender roles in there life at some point. Male or Female we all have certain patterns and mundane behavior. Mundane behavior includes ways of style of dress and greeting behaviors. Even how hard females try not to be emotional or have a certain femininity they will always have certain instincts about certain things. These Gender roles are learned through the socialization progress and social institutions such as Family, media, and peers.

Media factors in more and more every year. One may grow up in a house where dad is the main caregiver but through media kids will figure out that the women is marked up to be the caregivers while men are suppose to bring home the bacon. No one can reverse gender roles premaritally. Gender Roles will always be out there and categorizing everyone.

International Women's Humans Rights

Every human is born with natural rights. Everyone has the right to live. "they are universal. Whereas nations or specialized groups enjoy specific rights that apply only to them, human rights are the rights to which everyone is entitled—no matter who they are or where they live—simply because they are alive" (Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights?). We also have other rights that not everyone knows about. "They mean the freedom to obtain a job, adopt a career, select a partner of one’s choice and raise children. They include the right to travel widely and the right to work gainfully without harassment, abuse and threat of arbitrary dismissal. They even embrace the right to leisure" ( Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights?). Women had rights to do everything that they weren't allowed to do all along. 



"Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights? : United for Human Rights." Definition of Human Rights Video | What Are Human Rights? : United for Human Rights. United for Human Rights, n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2013

International Women Rights

Being from the United States I feel like some people are one subject thinkers. I have been talking about Women’s rights and famous women that helped the Women’s Rights Movement but have barely talked about other countries or international rights. Country to Country many things changes like Customs, Culture, Money, and Authority. Women’s Rights is different all over the world. Some places women don’t have any rights and others they are treated very much equal. 

It was thought by officials to help women internationally be equal and safe. “The International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) was organized in 1985 at the Third World Conference on Women in Nairobi, Kenya, to promote recognition of women’s human rights under the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), an international human rights treaty” (Women Changed the World). The IWRAW was the first step after women’s rights in America were declared. Women internationally had rights but the head office was in Minnesota so it was still in the Untied States. The Untied States seem to be the ones that want equal rights and sets up organizations and helps everyone be equal. 



"Women Changed the World." International Women's Rights Action Watch. IWRAW, 2013. Web. 04 Nov. 2013.

Susan B Anthony

I've talked about Susan B. Anthony before. She was one of the contributors to the start of the women's rights movement. She was there at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. Her main goal was to be equal. She wanted a say in how the country was run and who ran it. The country wasn't getting anywhere with women's equality. Susan B. Anthony was doing all she could do to push this. She was going to try and do even more.

She was going to try and vote. "Anthony had been planning to vote long before 1872" (Trial of Susan B. Anthony). Susan B. Anthony got arrested for voting. "Anthony's arrest on November 14.  The warrant charged Anthony with voting in a federal election "without having a lawful right to vote and in violation of section 19 of an act of Congress" enacted in 1870, commonly called The Enforcement Act.  The Enforcement Act carried a maximum penalty of $500 or three years imprisonment" (Trial of Susan B. Anthony).  She was fined but refused to pay it after the long trail. She tried to use the trial to jumpstart the ratification of the 19th amendment. She died before the ratification of the amendment. She was a great leader for the women's right movement. 

"The Trial of Susan B. Anthony." The Trial of Susan B. Anthony. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2013.

Women Before Equality

Women in the 1770s wanted the same that the women in the 1920s. Women in the revolutionary time took some charge. Back in these times women were not in charge or equal to the men. Men were fighting for the land that we take for granted nowadays. The British started to tax the colonist on sugar, paper, and stamps. The colonist got so feed up so they formed Militias to protect the towns and sent out for other countries to help rebel. The French came on board and gave weapons to the colonist and eventually reinforcements. Where we the women in all of this?

The women didn't just stand around. They helped out quiet a bit. The colonist needed a symbol to unite under. Betsy Ross was the women for the job she sued the america flag originally for the thirteen colonies with only 13 stars arranged in a circle. There were other women that helped out too. Many women cut their hair and dressed like men so they could fight in the war. Francis Clayton was one of the many women that was undercover. Another women was in the field of battle and was thought to be a man until she lost her leg by a cannon ball rolling. Women helped and didn't wait to get permission from men. They took charge and helped the colonies to win the revolution.

Women in Broadcasting

Women in broadcasting hasn't always been around. Women struggled to break into new roles. Sports, politics, and  medical. Women didn't take long to break into broadcasting in radio. "The first women Radio star was in the late 1930"(First Woman Records.). The first women broadcaster on television was a "newscaster in 1976"( First Woman Records.) Not to long after the first women newscaster many women started to break out into all kinds of broadcasting and all different stations. Women gained the right and achieved the status of broadcasters and newscasters not to long after the amendment was passed. Women achieved many things after they gained their rights. 

"First Woman Records." First Woman Records. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013.