Women's Rights

Background Info

• weren't allowed to vote
• lesser salary of $30,000 less on average
• not as smart, or strong

Who It Affects

• women

What's the Problem

• "free country" with limits for women

Rights Being Violated

• Right #2- everyone claims following rights
• Right #7- law is the same for everyone and applied the same to all

WHAT Has Been Done To Fix It?

• 1984- EMILY's list- established for women to get into political office (huge impact on women elected to congress
• 1996- Supreme Court rules Virginia Military School has to admit women
• 2009- Obama signed Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act-allows women to fight back against pay descrimination
• 2013- Leon Panetta announced ban on women serving in combat be lifted, Chief of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey, "change will be graudual, some positions will be available, and each military has until 2016"