Prepared by Geryavenko Sofia
and Markina Julia
A-301
Definitions
Discrimination
is treating
one particular group of people
less favorably than others
because of their race, age,
nationality, ethnic or national
origin, religion or gender
identity.
Gender discrimination is discrimination against a
person or group on the grounds of sex or gender identity.
Private Life
Employment
Education
Political sphere
1848 First women’s
Rights convention
1960 Birth control pills
approved
1973 Right to safe and
legal abortion
1986 Sexual
Harassment Act
Employment
1963 Equal Pay Act
1964 Civil Rights Act
1978 Discrimination against
pregnant women banned
Employment
Source: United States Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
It requires the employer to pay equal wages within
the establishment to men and women doing equal work
on jobs requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility,
which are performed under similar working conditions.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
It prohibits employment discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
Prohibits discrimination because of pregnancy:
1. Employers cannot refuse to employ a woman because
of pregnancy or terminate her
2. They cannot force her to go on leave at an arbitrary
point during pregnancy or penalize of pregnancy in
reinstatement rights
Education
1880The Women's
Educational Equity Act (WEAA)
Goals:
• promotion educational
equality for women
• authorized federal grants to
develop and evaluate curricula
and textbooks and to promote
educational equity for disabled
women and girls
Political sphere
1920 19 Amendment Act (the right to
vote)
1981 Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the
first female justice
Political sphere
1997 Madeleine Albright becomes the
first female United States Secretary
of State
2005 Condoleezza Rice becomes the
first female African American Secretary
of State
Women’s Organizations
•NOW
1. 1966
2. membership of 500,000
contributing members.
3. consists of 550 chapters in
all 50 U.S. states and
the D.C.
Women’s Organizations
•League of Women Voters (Before 1920-The National
American Woman Suffrage Association)
1. 1869
2. membership of 300,000
contributing members.
3. consists of 250 chapters
in all 50 U.S. states and
the D.C.
Cases
1.Roe v. Wade (1973)
2.Cleveland Bd. of Ed. V. LaFleur (1974)
3.Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986)
4.Johnson v. Transportation Agency (1987)
5.Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Serv., Inc. (1987)
6.Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992)
7.Faragher v. City of Boca Raton (1998)
8.Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999)