Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Introduction to Gender Roles in the U.S.



The people that are in a society attribute value to everything in their society. Wooden crosses then become religious icons, paper turns into a source of monetary wealth, and people are set into a societal niche. Those people that are in those niches are set up with a price tag; they are given a value. That seems a bit presumptuous for our time, but was in fact a norm through out most of our history. Sadly, it still casts a shadow over what we would like to think we have now.
Women’s history has struggled with its identity but women have the power to find who they are and what value they should have. It is a cliché but knowledge is power, with it you can protect your own rights and answer questions like are why are women only worth the 60 cents they will make to every dollar a man makes?

19th Amendment

            The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

         This Video highlights the power behind knowledge and how knowing your rights are key. You would not want to unintentionally sign your rights away so take advantage of them


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