Women's Rights In The 1970s

Before many lived amongst this earth, the way of living was completely different than how it is today. Some feel as if the United States has become a better place to live over the past 45 years, and others feel as if things have fallen apart. In the 1970’s few laws have been passed to better both, society and association. In early 1970’s, Title IX, the Education Amendments Act has been signed. Back in the days, living for women was much more difficult than it was for men. Women had to obey a higher quantity of rules than there opposing gender. Living in previous 1970’s, I would experience both the living with and without Title IX law developed. For many years women were obligated from there wants, but also be first of many girls to be introduced to the new law of having more rights and less discrimination against gender. A federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender has made a tremendous

Congress and signed by President Richard M. Nixon. This law states, “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 educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Many people tend to think Title IX only consists of sports and being an athlete, but being allowed in physical activities is just one of the ten major areas inscribed by the law. The other main areas involve: access to higher education, education for pregnant and parenting students, employment, learning environment, math and science, sexual harassment, standardized testing, and lastly, technology. Women were very limited within getting accepted in colleges and universities as well as their career choices. Women were allowed to major and become a teacher or nurse, but not a doctor or dealing with laws. As the years gone by, the Education Amendments Act began to arise for schooling, graduates, and