Some say that women need rights equal to men, other say women belong in the kitchen. Women\u2019s rights activists have been speaking up since the early 1800\u2019s. Susan B. Anthony started around 1850, starting her journey about how men and women should go to school together, and there isn\u2019t a difference between the two genders.<\/p>\n
Today there are many women\u2019s rights groups, each fighting for the many rights women need, like equal payment. In 1960, a woman\u2019s average yearly payment was about $21,000 while the man\u2019s average yearly payment was about $36,000. That is a $15,000 difference. American Civil Liberties Union <\/i>says women earn 78 cents for every dollar a man earns. \u201cIt is something we push as one of our top initiatives, and we are working on getting women and men to get the same pay for the same work.\u201d says Natalie Trassi, employee at Michigan Women\u2019s foundation. In 2013, ThinkProgress.org <\/i>reported that there is about $471 weekly earing difference for educational administrators. Many women\u2019s rights organizations are trying to get the gender payment gap to disappear.<\/p>\n
Gender discrimination is also being found in schools too. During the 19th century, single-sex schools were very common, but slowly started going away. There are over 1,000 same-sex schools in the United States alone. Although Anthony fought for this right back in 1850, it is still happening around schools. \u201cIn some situations I think it\u2019s appropriate for some classes to be separated, but we do try to help women excel as entrepreneurs.\u201d said Natalie.<\/p>\n
Gender inequality is also happening in the government. Right now only 17% of Congress are women.\u201dI feel women should be more involved,\u201d says Natalie,\u201dhere at Michigan Women\u2019s Foundation, we try to inspire the next generation so they can be leaders in the future.\u201d After fighting for the right the women needed for a long time, Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first women to be part of Congress on May 18, 1973.<\/p>\n
Women have gained more rights over the years. \u201cSusan B. Anthony did an incredible thing by fighting for the right to vote and it\u2019s a huge thing because now women have a say in the world.\u201d says Natalie. \u201cI\u2019m happy to see that the younger generations are starting to take an interest. I hope that soon the gender payment gap will soon go away.\u201d Women have gained a lot more rights in the past years, and still are earning more and more.<\/p>\n
Ayat Alsabkha<\/p>\n
Unis Middle School Journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some say that women need rights equal to men, other say women belong in the kitchen. Women\u2019s rights activists have been speaking up since the early 1800\u2019s. Susan B. Anthony started around 1850, starting her journey about how men and women should go to school together, and there isn\u2019t a difference between the two genders. …<\/p>\n