Womens Movement
Major Events of the Women’s Movement | | Exploring the 1960’s – An Interdisciplinary Approach | | 9/10/2013 | |
Major Events of the Women’s Movement
Civil Rights Act of 1964
EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -1965
Women’s Liberation Movement – 1960’s -1980’s
NOW - National Organization for Women - 1966
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 help women with their movement. The signing of this Act provided women with equality especially in employment. However, the Act did not help with the equality as hoped. Women set out to gain equality empowering themselves by standing their ground with and taking action against the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Women continued to form and organize group to fight for equal rights and equal consideration for job/pay. Women became part of the Women’s Liberation Movement.
The Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1960’s is considered to be the second wave and ran through the late 1980’s. Women were striving to be equal counterparts. Women formed groups, held rallies for equal rights, issued manifestos and published news papers.
The EEOC was established in 1965 to end discrimination in employment and pay. Women were fighting to stop the harassment, being treated as sexual objects in the work place and the right to work in an environment that was conducive equally to all employees. The EEOC repeatedly brushed off the women when they filed complaints about the work environment one had to endure. Women got fed up with being ignored and formed NOW (National Organization for Women).
NOW was organized in 1966 after continued disregard for complaints to the EEOC. Women demanded ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The official statement of purpose for the organization asks for women’s full inclusion into the mainstream of American society; rather than being antagonistic to men, it strived toward a “truly equal partnership”. In its Statement of Purpose, NOW declared: “NOW is
Major Events of the Women’s Movement
Civil Rights Act of 1964
EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -1965
Women’s Liberation Movement – 1960’s -1980’s
NOW - National Organization for Women - 1966
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 help women with their movement. The signing of this Act provided women with equality especially in employment. However, the Act did not help with the equality as hoped. Women set out to gain equality empowering themselves by standing their ground with and taking action against the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Women continued to form and organize group to fight for equal rights and equal consideration for job/pay. Women became part of the Women’s Liberation Movement.
The Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1960’s is considered to be the second wave and ran through the late 1980’s. Women were striving to be equal counterparts. Women formed groups, held rallies for equal rights, issued manifestos and published news papers.
The EEOC was established in 1965 to end discrimination in employment and pay. Women were fighting to stop the harassment, being treated as sexual objects in the work place and the right to work in an environment that was conducive equally to all employees. The EEOC repeatedly brushed off the women when they filed complaints about the work environment one had to endure. Women got fed up with being ignored and formed NOW (National Organization for Women).
NOW was organized in 1966 after continued disregard for complaints to the EEOC. Women demanded ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The official statement of purpose for the organization asks for women’s full inclusion into the mainstream of American society; rather than being antagonistic to men, it strived toward a “truly equal partnership”. In its Statement of Purpose, NOW declared: “NOW is