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Although women were working, the jobs they did tended to have were "female only" jobs like secretaries, cooks, maids, and so on. People were against the idea of women earning more money than men. Currently, women earn an average of 60 cents for every dollar a man makes. At times, women and men performed work that was identical except for the pay. Despite the discrimination, women were more in demand in the workplace as the decade progressed.The economic need for women in the workplace continued to increase. The industrialization of the country also attracted a lot of women workers because women needed some of these jobs more than men. Women were workers in the computer industry as the technology grew, as well as fast food industries, in which flexible hours and part time work were essential for those with children. Women who did succeed or achieve recognition often faced discrimination because they were women.
Women weren’t treated fairly economically, socially or politically. They had no say in the government, couldn’t run for office, were continuously fighting for equality, and disputing for a new role in society. Once women got the vote, women’s economic roles in society increased greatly. They had more chances and opportunity to do what they wanted. There were more educational opportunities for women, which led to more women reaching their potential for meaningful professional careers. This was a huge success for women because it was such a big step from what it had been before. Politically, before they got the vote, women were fighting for the vote. They held protests and created organizations, so that they would gain the vote. Women were finally granted the vote on August 18, 1920 when congress passed the 19th amendment. ...

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...omen protested the Miss America Beauty Pageant because it promoted “physical attractiveness and charm as the primary measures of a woman’s worth.” Women didn’t want to be seen as beautiful objects, they wanted to be treated like real people. The National Organization for Women was to take action and achieve equality for women. Members of the National Organization for Women (NOW) interrupted a U.S. Senate hearing in 1970 about the proposed amendment to change the voting age to 18. The women stood and held up posters they had brought, calling for the Senate’s attention to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) instead. The nationwide Women's Strike for Equality in August 1970 saw women using various creative tactics to draw attention to the ways in which they were treated unfairly. In places of business and in the streets, women stood up and demanded equality and fairness.

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