The Role of Gender: Women in the Workplace
The experiences of men and women in the workplace are often very different. Women frequently must contend with gender-based discrimination. Although the courts got involved in gender-related employment issues in the 1970's, the burden of fighting ...
Restless Society: Great Society: Assault on Poverty in U.S, The.
Johnson expands on Kennedy's idea of a war on poverty and lays out an agenda for what he calls the "Great Society." In an effort to create full employment, Johnson instigates an $11 billion tax cut and creates programs poor people can use to bring t...
Determined to be Heard: New Feminism, The
Women begin to question the gender hierarchy particularly in light of their contribution to the civil rights and anti-war movements. President Kennedy initiates a commission on the status of women with Eleanor Roosevelt as its chair. Title 7 of the ...
Ups and Downs: Consequences of Poverty
For those who live in poverty, perhaps because they are chronically unemployed or working for minimum wage, the end results can be grim. A job layoff, a protracted illness or other family emergency can trigger a precipitous downward spiral.
Struggle for Equality, The: Landmark Legislation Stimulates Equal Rights Progress
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 contained provisions to end racial discrimination in public education and public accommodations. Its most controversial aspect, Title 7, prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, national or...
Struggle for Equality, The: Advances Against Discrimination
Professors William Julius Wilson and Gwendolyn Mink (daughter of the first woman of color elected to Congress) and Representative Loretta Sanchez from California's 46th district talk about the advances that have been made in the struggle against rac...
The Nation's Welfare: Public Backlash Against Public Benefit Programs
Public backlash against public benefit programs continued to grow throughout the course of the 1970s, '80s and '90s. Some advocated eliminating the system entirely or at least subjecting it to major reforms. At its height the total amount spent on w...
Chaos of Experimentation, A: Social Security
From the earliest moments of the New Deal, members of the administration, most notably Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, have been lobbying for a system of federally-sponsored social insurance for the elderly and the unemployed. Its first job, Sam...
The Nation's Welfare: Beginnings of Social Support in the United States
The fierce individualism that has marked this nation since its inception focuses on hard work and self reliance rather than dependence on the state. Contemporary welfare started in the early 20th century with state programs like the Mother's Pension...
Pressure Politics: Building Coalitions Across Racial and Socio-Economic Divides
Do the efforts of lobbyists and interest groups enhance or undermine the collective interest of the larger community? That is a difficult call because the United States is made up of so many different communities and groups. There is much work that ...