Eth 125 Women's Rights Organizations Research Paper

Women 's Rights Organizations
Jessica Thammavongsa
ETH/125
August 4th, 2013
Michelle Ward

Women 's Rights Organizations

For many years, throughout history women have fought hard political battles to win rights that men possessed automatically because of their gender. Since the early times women have been viewed as inferior and have had fewer opportunities. Today most women have gained legal rights throughout the world like the right to vote. American Women have made many strides in gaining rights and equality; however we still face some concern for women’s equality especially in the workforce.
The Women’s Rights Organizations in the United States covers many years. The first gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United
“In the United States, as with many other industrial nations, women are increasingly participating in the labor workforce by either working or seeking employment.” (Schaefer, R. T. (2012). After all these years women are still struggling with equality, but with these organizations and the help of laws being passed women now have a chance. Women have been known for the slave to the working man therefore needing no existence in the work place. Introducing gender equality in the workplace will make for a better economy. When women became equal to man in the workplace there was better communication between management and coworkers, increased productivity, and reduction in salary gaps. Women are advancing quickly showing America that they can accomplish just as much and if not better accomplishments. “Many individual women hold positions involving high levels of responsibility and competence but may not be accorded the same respect as man.” (Schaefer, R. T.
I have been a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace. I had experienced degrading comments and physical actions from a male supervisor. After enduring the disrespect and humiliation I protected myself and took action. I did not want to feel like I did not have a voice, let alone a man make me disrespected and inferior to him. I ultimately did not receive the results I wanted; because he was a superior in the company they felt it was just a miscommunication, so nothing was done. I remained at the company regardless of the outcome. In the end I felt empowered that I am a woman, I was able to be strong and stand for what I thought was right for me and for other women in the company. “Under evolving legal standards, sexual harassment is recognized as any unwanted and unwelcome sexual advances that interfere with a person’s ability to perform a job and enjoy the benefits of a job.” (Schaefer, R. T. (2012) “Despite these rulings, it is very difficult legally and emotionally for a person to bring forward a case of sexual harassment (Domino, 1995, Roscigno and Schimdt, 2007). (Schaefer, R. T. (2012)
Large scale organizations like National Organization for Women work for women’s rights. NOW was founded in 1966 and have become the largest women’s advocacy groups in America. There are similar groups like NOW that include, the Ms. Foundation for Women and National Council of