Business Law Final
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Women’s Progression Through Employment and Labor Laws The United States of America is known as the land of the free and home of the brave. Americans are privileged to live in a society where there are laws created and continuously enforced to ensure the protection of the citizens’ rights. Law-breakers have consequences and punished for their wrongdoings and not obeying the law. The government is expected and challenged to practice equality in all decisions that are made. President Abraham Lincoln paved the way towards ending racial segregation by signing the Emancipation Proclamation, which stated, “All men are created equal”. Unfortunately, it did not read, “All people are created equal”. Many people, both men and women, in history have fought for equal rights and succeeded. Minorities have risen from most prejudice and women have also obtained rights of their very own. Before the 1900s, women did not have the right to vote and were unable to work in the land of the free. Today, more than ever before, women have proven, through their many accomplishments that they deserve their equal rights in society. Women have demonstrated that they, too, are brave as they fight honorably for America’s freedom. Unfortunately, there is still discrimination shown and proven not only in American women’s every day personal lives but also in business practice as well. However, there are laws in place that attempt to deter and reprimand this type of unethical behavior. Although there is still some discrimination in our society today, women have progressed tremendously through the employment and labor laws enacted in the United States of America. History of Women and Civilian Employment American women living in the United States did not always have the same equal rights as men. Prior to the 1900s, most women would marry and take care of the household and their family. They would stay home to cook and clean, caring for
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Women’s Progression Through Employment and Labor Laws The United States of America is known as the land of the free and home of the brave. Americans are privileged to live in a society where there are laws created and continuously enforced to ensure the protection of the citizens’ rights. Law-breakers have consequences and punished for their wrongdoings and not obeying the law. The government is expected and challenged to practice equality in all decisions that are made. President Abraham Lincoln paved the way towards ending racial segregation by signing the Emancipation Proclamation, which stated, “All men are created equal”. Unfortunately, it did not read, “All people are created equal”. Many people, both men and women, in history have fought for equal rights and succeeded. Minorities have risen from most prejudice and women have also obtained rights of their very own. Before the 1900s, women did not have the right to vote and were unable to work in the land of the free. Today, more than ever before, women have proven, through their many accomplishments that they deserve their equal rights in society. Women have demonstrated that they, too, are brave as they fight honorably for America’s freedom. Unfortunately, there is still discrimination shown and proven not only in American women’s every day personal lives but also in business practice as well. However, there are laws in place that attempt to deter and reprimand this type of unethical behavior. Although there is still some discrimination in our society today, women have progressed tremendously through the employment and labor laws enacted in the United States of America. History of Women and Civilian Employment American women living in the United States did not always have the same equal rights as men. Prior to the 1900s, most women would marry and take care of the household and their family. They would stay home to cook and clean, caring for
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