Diversity Organizations Worksheet
Clenetra Preston
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December 1, 2013
Keith Makedonsky

Diversity Organizations Worksheet
Throughout history women had less right in society and for year they were not allowed to work. Women we to bare children and take care of the household needs they were only look upon as housewives and nothing more. Over the years women have fought to work and provide for their families just like men. The Women Rights Movement came into place, and brought about many of the changes for women in today’s society. Women were allowed to work and had equal opportunities has men, but there was still a struggle for women to have the right to vote. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for attempting to vote in the year’s presidential election (Schaefer, 2012). This caused the Suffrage Movement were men and women fought to give women the rights to vote. In 1879 an amendment to the Constitution was introduces, but not until 1919 it was passed and a year later it was ratified as the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution for women to vote. Not to mention women have the right to vote and work in some of the same fields as men. For example women can work in the same factories as men. Women as firefighter, policemen (women), and can also hold a position in a government office.
When we refer to masculinity and femininity we look at ones gender and the roles they play. For example when babies are born boys are dressed in blue and we buy trucks, cars, and balls for them to play with, but girls are dressed in pink and wear dresses and we buy dolls, pots, and pans for them to play with. A boy is brought up to believe they are tough, strong that they have to provide for their family which is masculine. Whereas girls are more feminine, because they are more of the caring, emotional, and they are taught to provide the meals for their family. In the