Feminism In The 1960's
Feminism in the 1960’s
Feminism in the 1960’s has paved the way for women of today. The National Organization of Women created laws to benefit women in 1968, the Women’s Bureau made the workplace a fair environment and National Association of Women Lawyers gave women the fair chance to excel in a male dominated career. Even though the feminist movement in the 1960’s had minor setbacks, the National Organization of Women provided the foundation for feminism, the Women’s Bureau extended a helping hand for working women, and the National Association of Women Lawyers was the voice for women.
Many women played a contributing factor to the success of the National Organization of Women (NOW) such as Shirley Chisholm, Betty Friedan and Pauli Murray …show more content…
Founded in the 1920 the purpose was to “to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable, employment” (Koonts 127). The government establishing the Bureau led to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which created jobs for young and low-income women as well as minorities. By the 1960’s the Women’s Bureau was close to its full potential later going on to establish National Resource and Information Center to make information on issues concerning women more accessible to working women, as well as to their families and employers (Koonts 131) Even though it took the Women’s Bureau over 40 years to get the ball rolling as soon as the Equal Pay Act was passed there was a significant increase of female employees in the workplace, which caused there to be an uproar and that is exactly what they …show more content…
After college women went to work to pursue their instead of being housewives with was the typical thing to do. The employment of women is at an all time high with the now thriving economy and it’s not “strange” or “taboo” for a woman to go out and provide for her family by working. The biggest change was seen in women who were not employed before WWII, the women who were initially raised with strict gender roles were now out working with men. The Women’s Bureau became the voice for every working woman and encouraged women to go out and be independent even if at first it is unheard
Feminism in the 1960’s has paved the way for women of today. The National Organization of Women created laws to benefit women in 1968, the Women’s Bureau made the workplace a fair environment and National Association of Women Lawyers gave women the fair chance to excel in a male dominated career. Even though the feminist movement in the 1960’s had minor setbacks, the National Organization of Women provided the foundation for feminism, the Women’s Bureau extended a helping hand for working women, and the National Association of Women Lawyers was the voice for women.
Many women played a contributing factor to the success of the National Organization of Women (NOW) such as Shirley Chisholm, Betty Friedan and Pauli Murray …show more content…
Founded in the 1920 the purpose was to “to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable, employment” (Koonts 127). The government establishing the Bureau led to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which created jobs for young and low-income women as well as minorities. By the 1960’s the Women’s Bureau was close to its full potential later going on to establish National Resource and Information Center to make information on issues concerning women more accessible to working women, as well as to their families and employers (Koonts 131) Even though it took the Women’s Bureau over 40 years to get the ball rolling as soon as the Equal Pay Act was passed there was a significant increase of female employees in the workplace, which caused there to be an uproar and that is exactly what they …show more content…
After college women went to work to pursue their instead of being housewives with was the typical thing to do. The employment of women is at an all time high with the now thriving economy and it’s not “strange” or “taboo” for a woman to go out and provide for her family by working. The biggest change was seen in women who were not employed before WWII, the women who were initially raised with strict gender roles were now out working with men. The Women’s Bureau became the voice for every working woman and encouraged women to go out and be independent even if at first it is unheard