despite all these efforts, we're still not there yet
Summary
According to CNN, despite strenuous efforts made by women throughout history, they are still paid less than men in the workforce. In April 2014, Obama announced that he intended on continuing his "year of action." To do this, he signed two executive orders that were to strengthen equal pay law enforcement. Obama also challenged Senate to pass the "Paycheck Fairness Act," however, the influence of a handful of Republican in Senate as barred any progress from occurring. Other members in the government are flatly refusing to accept that pay inequality exists, and arguing that this "equal pay issue" was only a political ploy to distract the government from other "more important" and "real" issues. Studies conducted shows that as much as 40% of the wage gap holds true, which can be attributed to overt or unintentional gender-based discrimination. On average women make 77 cents less than men, and if the women is black or Latina, that figure is less. This severely impacts women and their families, as about 40% of the households in the U.S. with children rely on women as the primary or only income source. As a result of this gap, working women in the U.S. can, "...afford 91 fewer weeks of food for their families, 13 fewer month of rent, and more than 3,000 fewer gallons of gas." And it's not just in certain fields where women are paid less-- women wages are lower than men's in nearly all fields, even it the field is predominantly women.
Connection to the Thesis
This artifact connects to the thesis statement because it portrays one of the present-day frontiers that impacts nearly every American. A fundamental right for women-- the right to be paid equally-- still does not exist today in our complex, highly sophisticated, and apparently "democratic" society. Thus, due to the presence of this issue, equality in pay for women in society is the metaphorical frontier of equality for women, as this is one of their major goals. This aspect of the frontier has a profound impact on society, as roughly 50% of American citizens are women. This metaphorical frontier has its earliest origins in the 1850s during the Seneca Falls convention, where female activists protested for suffrage. By tracing the history of feminist movements until today, one can notice the gradual progression of this frontier. This also supports the fact that a frontier continues to exist, and will exist for an infinite period of time. This is because there is always room for improvement; society can always improve it's ways. And as long as there is room for improvement, the frontier will continue to exist and expand. One can only speculate what proceeds this stage of the frontier. What is next for American women, or society as a whole?
According to CNN, despite strenuous efforts made by women throughout history, they are still paid less than men in the workforce. In April 2014, Obama announced that he intended on continuing his "year of action." To do this, he signed two executive orders that were to strengthen equal pay law enforcement. Obama also challenged Senate to pass the "Paycheck Fairness Act," however, the influence of a handful of Republican in Senate as barred any progress from occurring. Other members in the government are flatly refusing to accept that pay inequality exists, and arguing that this "equal pay issue" was only a political ploy to distract the government from other "more important" and "real" issues. Studies conducted shows that as much as 40% of the wage gap holds true, which can be attributed to overt or unintentional gender-based discrimination. On average women make 77 cents less than men, and if the women is black or Latina, that figure is less. This severely impacts women and their families, as about 40% of the households in the U.S. with children rely on women as the primary or only income source. As a result of this gap, working women in the U.S. can, "...afford 91 fewer weeks of food for their families, 13 fewer month of rent, and more than 3,000 fewer gallons of gas." And it's not just in certain fields where women are paid less-- women wages are lower than men's in nearly all fields, even it the field is predominantly women.
Connection to the Thesis
This artifact connects to the thesis statement because it portrays one of the present-day frontiers that impacts nearly every American. A fundamental right for women-- the right to be paid equally-- still does not exist today in our complex, highly sophisticated, and apparently "democratic" society. Thus, due to the presence of this issue, equality in pay for women in society is the metaphorical frontier of equality for women, as this is one of their major goals. This aspect of the frontier has a profound impact on society, as roughly 50% of American citizens are women. This metaphorical frontier has its earliest origins in the 1850s during the Seneca Falls convention, where female activists protested for suffrage. By tracing the history of feminist movements until today, one can notice the gradual progression of this frontier. This also supports the fact that a frontier continues to exist, and will exist for an infinite period of time. This is because there is always room for improvement; society can always improve it's ways. And as long as there is room for improvement, the frontier will continue to exist and expand. One can only speculate what proceeds this stage of the frontier. What is next for American women, or society as a whole?