Second Wave Feminism and the ERA

Second Wave Feminism and the ERA

By Rena Raines

Multiple Choice

The previous images were from women's role during which important event?

• WWI 1910s

• WWII 1940s

• Fight for suffrage (right to vote) 1920s

• Equal Rights Movement 1960s

Open Ended

Explain why you think women's roles in WWII would play a significant role in the equal rights movement later?

Open Ended

Choose an image from previous slide and explain the stereotype for male/female gender roles in the ad then explain what your reaction would be if you saw this ad

Poll

The Civil Rights movement inspired the Women's movement

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The name of the agency in charge of insuring equality in the work place is the

• EEOC

• ERA

• SEC

• OSHA

Multiple Choice

The name of the best selling book written by Betty Friedman

• The Famine Mystique

• Men are from Mars, Women are from Vensus

• Eve to Evolution

• The Woman that never evolved

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the organization founded by Betty Friedman?

• NOW

• NWRO

• Women First

• OWR

​No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Open Ended

What does Title 9 ensure for girls?

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the SCOTUS case that made it illegal for states to prevent a woman's access to abortion?

• Roe V Wade

• Miranda V Arizona

• Roe V Texas

• Loving V Virgina

​Arguments by Schlafly:

• Women would lose alimony

• Women would be eligible for the draft

• ​"A woman should have the right to be in the home as a wife and mother."

Multiple Choice

The idea behind "Pink Collar Ghetto" is that the pay gap is a result of women choosing _____ careers than men.

• Lower paying

• Higher paying

• Jobs that require advanced degrees

• Less

​What Is the Glass Ceiling?

The term glass ceiling refers to a metaphorical invisible barrier that prevents certain individuals from being promoted to managerial- and executive-level positions within an organization or industry. The phrase is commonly used to describe the difficulties faced by women when trying to move to higher roles in a male-dominated corporate hierarchy. The barriers are most often unwritten, meaning that these individuals are more likely to be restricted from advancing through accepted norms and implicit biases rather than defined corporate policies

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the idea of a "glass ceiling" in the business world?

• It's a barrier that can't be seen but keeps women from moving up

• It's a very solid barrier of laws that keeps women from advancing in jobs

• A set of rules established at Universities to limit the number of women allowed to enroll in certain male dominated programes