Women s Rights Are Still A Problem Today - 1524 Words

Women’s rights are still a problem today. Not necessarily rights but how they are treated and how sexist some people are. I personally don’t like how some of the men treat women. They don’t think women can do things for themselves, if we try to be equal or have the same kind of job they discriminate them, because they think men should be in charge and be the leader. Although the campaign for women’s suffrage started before the civil war you can see how long it took them to get what they wanted. With all the other ‘non-equal’ events going on all sorts of reform groups were proliferating across the United States–temperance clubs, religious movements and moral-reform societies, anti-slavery organizations–and in many of these, women played a†¦show more content†¦They wanted to be equal to men. If they were made to be equal why aren’t we treated like it. The women wanted to have equal rights and responsibilities and also be able to vote. Two other women had an effect on this lady strike, Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt. Carrie was president of the NAWSA but resigned because of the military direct-action tactic while Alice organized the National Woman s Party. The United States wasn’t the only place fighting for women’s right to vote. Great Britain, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, and Norway. I’m sure there were many others because this was kind of a big deal. From the places that started people talking about women’s suffrage and getting to be able to vote, it quickly spread throughout the world and suddenly a lot of women wanted to be able to vote. I mean it makes sense or else I wouldn’t be talking about women suffrage and how it got passed. The United Nations Convention on the Political Rights of Women, adopted in 1952, provides that â€Å"women shall be entitled to vote in all elections on equal terms with men, without any discrimination.† On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment granted the ballot to American women ending women s suffrage. Over time it has gotten better but the working conditions for women used to be pretty bad. Not saying it was fair for really anyone but it