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Gender Roles DQ What specific experiences have you had that caused you to think that you were treated in a particular way because of your gender? Discuss.

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1 Gender Roles DQ What specific experiences have you had that caused you to think that you were treated in a particular way because of your gender? Discuss with a partner

2 The Feminist Movement 19 th Amendment (1920)  granted voting to women Feminism  belief men and women should be treated the same 1963  Equal Pay Act outlawed paying men more than women for the same job. – Practice still occurred Title VII of CRA (64’)  no job discrimination based on gender, race, etc

3 Audio Analysis “What do you consider to be the intent of the “I Am Woman” song? December 1972  ”I Am Woman” hit #1 on the Billboard charts Write 1-2 sentences explaining the popularity of this song.

4 Betty Friedan The Feminine Mystique (63’)  explained the discrimination felt by women Organized National Organization for Women (NOW) – Demanded better educational opportunities – Equal pay for equal work – Stop the exclusion of women from certain professions and politics – Push for the ERA – Gloria Steinem  leading figure of NOW

5 Women’s Issues Equal Rights Amendment Intent Opposition Roe v. Wade Intent Opposition https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1q5AgCzPIuA https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1q5AgCzPIuA

6 Equal Rights Amendment An amendment to guarantee gender equality under the law Phyllis Schlafly opposed ERA  believed it would make women fight in the military, end sex-segregated bathrooms, and hurt the family ERA failed to pass Congress due to fear of embracing untraditional roles of females.

7 Successes Title VII of CRA of 1964—outlawed discrimination on sex Title IX of Higher Education Act of 1972— banned discrimination in education – equal money for girls’ programs as boys’ programs By 1990, 55% of colleges were made up of women


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