of the worlds 30 poorest countries are in Africa. In the poor man's market in Uganda, Africa. Most businesses are run by women. Women need help running or starting these businesses so they ask investors for micro loans. These loans empower or help women to be able start or run a business. It helps give women the confidence to start, It gives them insight on how much money they can make and maybe inspire the women to be just like the investors. It is very hard to start a business, especially if you are poor yourself because you need money to be able to invest in stuff for your business. Just like Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak (The creators of Apple.) They started off with little to no money and had a good idea and turned it into an enterprise. Women are not usually seen as an owner of a company which makes it harder for investors to invest into their idea. Loans are very important in order to start a business. It helps you get started and helps you buy the necessary materials you need to set up. But it also leaves a small or big debt that could affect you in the future if the business doesn't …show more content…
People who give loans probably started off the same way the people they are giving their money to buy getting a loan from a wealthy person. When a starting entrepreneur asks for a loan they typically go to a wealthy person who was clearly successful in life and has or had a good business. And when they see that they see that what they are doing good get them to the good life. For example there's a show called “Shark Tank” where people go to rich people and ask for loans for their business to get them running. All the people that are investing are usually rich and started poor like them. The show is proving how young or old people could start their business and be successful. And it shows insight on what their future could or could not
One case study that shows this is Luzena Wilson. Wilson started out as a small cook who was ignorant to the fact that she could make a profit from her cooking until a man traded five dollars for one of her biscuits. But once she learned how to price her work, she, along with her husband were very successful and even bought shares in a hotel. Luzena stated, “Yes, we worked, we did things that our high-toned servants would now look at aghast, and say it was impossible for a woman to do.” Wilson is just one example of a female success story.
In Chapter 11, microfinance is discussed, it is empowering women, in areas struck by poverty. Microfinance is allowing women to borrow lesser amounts of money and by paying it back bi-weekly it is keeping them coming back and when they pay off their first loan they are allowed to borrow more, larger loans. Women are taking back the power. As we see in Saima’s story below, her husband no longer beats her and she calls the shots and now her husband works for her.
The American Revolution was a very crucial point during the time of 1775 to 1783. The American colonies fought again the British Empire to gain independence. John Adams who was a lawyer and political diplomat as well as becoming the second president of the United States, was a key figure during the American Revolution. John Adams traveled with other key figures like Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington and Paul Revere to establish a new government. During this time period women were considered to be inferior to men and did not have as many rights.
Women throughout history have always been oppressed. They were thought of as objects to create families and keep the husband happy. This began to change when women started to argue for more rights in the 1800’s. It still took many years for women to receive equal rights though. In 1920 women in America were finally granted suffrage, meaning the right to vote.
Women were able to join the workforce since there was an increased need for workers while most men were out fighting in war. In a photograph in Washington in 1919 we can see women lined up with working attire as they work on the construction of a ship. (Doc. 3A) This is significant because we see that they are able to contribute and work, demonstrating a shift in what their roles were considered to be. The idea that women were meant to be nothing more than housewives were discarded after the increased need for workers.
One of the most momentous reform movements that our country has experienced has been the Women's Rights Movement. This movement has had influential effects on the economic, social, educational, and political aspects of women's lives. If the pivotal reform of women's rights had not occurred, then our world and lives today could look a lot different. The Women's Rights Movement started gaining momentum in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, New York with the “Declaration of Sentiments''. This document stated that all men and women are created equal and women should have equal rights to vote, own property, and seek employment.
In the years following its acknowledgement as a nation free from England, what would come to be known as the United States of America released a collective breath. That word, freedom, brought to light the dream that for many of its people had been just that. With the drafting of the Constitution 1787, many of the nation’s freedoms as well as the guidelines that accompanied them were explicitly introduced. While this document was a profound and necessary step forward for the country, the government, and many states, did not extend these rights to all persons. Minorities, especially blacks and women, were most often left out.
The life women in the American colonies was treacherous, yet rewarding. There was so much death and sickness around at the beginning of the new world it is a wonder anyone survived. Had it not been for the nurturing and healing offered by women, this country may have never gotten itself off the ground. Women took care of the home, and the family and this remained the main focal point of the American colonial women. Although women’s lives changed exponentially over the century and a half, especially during the market revolution and the second great awakening, the true belief of what a woman was remained unchanged.
During the Industrialization of the Industrial Revolution with progress came poverty. The upper class for example business tycoons/owners became wealthier and the people that worked for them the lower class for example most immigrants new to the country or country folk moving to the city became more in debt to poverty. Tycoons became money hungry and indulged themselves in money and became invested into that resulted in safety violations. The workers becoming in need for more money they worked longer and harder to make ends meets and took their children out of school to earn more money for the family. Just like always women helped build up the society during the Industrial Revolution for example Jane Addams she began the Hull House Movement in which she created a place for homeless women and children to stay while providing education and opportunity by creating employment bureau for them.
Banks are less likely to approve the loan requests from the business because of the economic melt down and the business have taken out so many loans to support their business and keep it running. In 2007 the amount of loans approved went down by
Watching Women Final Four Championship game was a new experience for me because i never actually watched any female sports other than gymnastics. watching wasn’t the only first experience i participated in, having to actually listen closely to the commentators to what they say and how they say it, because normal for individuals to be so focused into the game that often whatever those commentators say falls on deaf ears, because your focus isn’t their mentally to pick up and comprehend what’s being said. I believe commentators are limited on words to use for the entire game without causing any kind of negative publicity, during the Women's championship game between Miss St. v. South Carolina commentators refers to all female athletes by Girl
Women in the Progressive Era The Progressive Era was a time of change across America, a time when the country chose to reform into an industrialized urban country. Prosperity was widespread across America, so people turned to social issues to try to expand. Minorities in particular became a focus of this time period, and everyone tried to find a way to integrate them into society.
Before beginning this research project, could anyone name a female, besides Rosa Parks, involved in the Civil Rights movement? Don’t worry, I couldn’t name anyone either. Rosa Parks made so many amazing contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. However, there are many women just like Rosa in the Civil Rights movement who go nearly unrecognized for the acts they took during this time. One example of a powerful and impactful woman during the Civil Rights movement is Dorothy Height.
Woman have been fighting for equality for a long time. We are still fighting to today to close the wage gap between men and women. The women's movement fought for their unalienable rights and the right to vote. The arguments of the women's movements were revolutionary.
In the essay, "Did Women have a Renaissance?”, Joan Kelly-Gadol, presents a feminist insight into women's role in society during the Renaissance and how women did not have a Renaissance. While Margaret L. King, who wrote, “Women and High Power”, offers the roles of women and learning from 1300-1800 and argues that women did . The question of, “did women benefit from the Renaissance?”, is an extremely loaded question. Like every argument or question there are two sides to every story. One way, like Margaret L. King to look at this argument is that women experienced the Renaissance just like men did.