Current Connection 3.2

In the article The 1960's: A decade of change for women, it emphasizes the change that occurred for women during the 1960's, and how great an impact in had on our society throughout the years. Author, Kenneth T. Walsh's purpose of this article is to make us realize how greatly this changed our world, and how women have many more privileges now than they ever thought of having before this drastic change.

In the second paragraph of this article Mr. Walsh stated, "More females than ever were entering the paid workforce, and this increased the dissatisfaction among women regarding huge gender disparities in pay and advancement and sexual harassment at the workplace." A woman's role in society went from being a homemaker to becoming part of the workforce, making more complications for men whom were already part of the workforce. Sexual harassment began to spread as women put themselves in the same room with many men;moreover, the attitudes of both males and females changed due to this jump in society. 

Kenneth provides another drastic change in society by saying," More than 80 percent of wives of childbearing age were using contraception after the federal government in 1960 approved a birth control pill." Although still loving children, women were able to do more with theirs life's than ever before without having to worry about getting pregnant. This mean't a huge change in the bedroom. Benefiting both men and women, women began to change the way they could live, and could control the birth rate with more ease than before. 

The author also states that," equal pay for equal work, an end to domestic violence, curtailment of severe limits on women in managerial jobs, an end to sexual harassment, and sharing of responsibility for housework and child rearing." As society accepted these concepts, it was a sure fact that women began to change the way our nation worked as a whole. More laws were beginning to form to protect women and their rights, and gradually this was viewed as something to be accepted. The expression 'one of the guys' began being used referring to women; men and women began to cooperate with each other in the workforce, bringing our society to a rapid change in the way it runs. 

Thanks to these many changes that women enforced in the 60's, women today are free to do just about anything. We are capable of going to college, becoming a CEO at a large cooperation, being able to support a family when the other spouse is incapable, and doing whatever we desire with our lives. Everyday we see women taking their children to school, going to work, leading corporate meetings, picking up their kids from school, and keeping their house clean and family fed at the same time. Although men are subjected to help in such matters, women still are wanting to 'do it all' these days, and I'm afraid that is never gonna change. 

Was this change in society right? Did women have the right to no longer be submissive under man as our creator intended? These changes may have been great, and may have made others equal; however, it has also made women view men differently.  In your opinion do you believe it was right for women to change what the Lord intended. 





                            

  

Kenneth T. Walsh. The 1960's: A Decade of Change for Women. U.S News. 01/24/14