Gender Identity – Women’s Rights and Sexism
Week 3 – Discussion 1: Gender Identity – Women’s Rights and Sexism
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Instructions
Respond to the following discussion prompts in an original discussion post by midnight, Day 4 of Week 3.
View the “History of Women’s Rights” interactive timeline. Out of the many women and laws that changed the history of women’s rights in America, choose one and discuss the following:
How did the contributions of the individual or the law affect the lives of women today?
Have the contributions of this person or the law taken women’s rights to the highest level or is there more work to be done? If so, what else needs to be done?
How has this person or law affected you personally or professionally? Compare your personal and professional life to the person who advocated for change during that time. What advantages do you experience that they may have not?
Has society progressed tremendously due to the efforts of this person or the law passed? Or, has the area of women’s lives in which the law is supposed to protect taken a step backward? If so, in what way precisely?
Provide examples to support all of your answers and cite references and in-text citations in APA format.
