Gender Discrimination 1
Introduction
While we have made tremendous strides toward gender equality in recent years, there are
still underlying problems regarding the issue. The gender equality agenda has proved to be a
controversial topic in today’s politics, economics, and everyday life. This has affected
development and progress for the United States as a whole. Gender discrimination happens in
education, the workforce, entreprenuership, health, and development. “The overall objective of
gender equality is a society in which women and men enjoy the same opportunities, rights and
obligations in all spheres of life” (United Nations Population Fund).
The country fails to see eye to eye about how much work needs to be done regarding the
gender gap. “Democrats are more than twice as likely to say more work is needed to bring out
gender equality” (Pew Research Center). Women like Michelle Obama, Melinda Gates, Christine
Lagarde, and many others are working to accelerate the process of eliminating gender gaps.
Some groups aiding the gender equality agenda is the National Organization for Women,
Association for Women’s Rights in Development, and UN Women. These people and groups
actively advocate for women’s rights, and there are many other organizations that are set up
specifically to help women in different areas of life.
This has been an issue for centuries and still hasn’t been completely resolved today. If the
gender gap disappeared, there would be more peace and fairness between everyone. It could
help economies and more women could get elected for different leadership roles, which in turn,
would boost business performance. Gender equality is vital for understanding and implementing
equal human rights for all.
Gender Discrimination 2
Back on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was
ratified. This amendment forbids any Untited States citizen to be denied the right to vote based
on sex, giving women the right to vote. This ended the Women’s Suffrage Movement which
lasted from 1848 until 1920 (source1). During the long time span of the movement, many things
happened and some things actually changed. During the civil war which lasted from 1861 until
1865, women primarily put their energy into war efforts instead of focusing on the movement.
After the war ended, four years later in 1869, two very crucial associations were founded. Susan
B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman’s Suffrage Association
(NWSA). They fought for a constitutional amendment for suffrage in the United States and
