Way back in 1776, our founding fathers signed the constitution, establishing a free country where “all men are created equal.” But now we ask ourselves: what about women? At that time, women and girls were expected to be at home, doing chores and raising the children. That idea was forgotten when the Industrial Revolution peaked in the United States and women joined the workforce. Yet, women faced discrimination. Because of this working girls banded together, striking and protesting for their rights and better wages. Still, women faced discrimination. Finally, a push towards modernization occurred when the 19th Amendment was drafted and women could finally vote. Nonetheless, women faced discrimination. This is called sexism and has become somewhat as a tradition in other countries. In the United States the wage gap is an obvious example of the issues women continue to face. The gender wage gap is a controversial topic that needs to be addressed because females have been treated as inferior for centuries and deserve to be treated as equals.
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