It would have been simply unreasonable to deny women the right to vote, especially now that women had more of a presence in society. However, some historians argue that the war was not actually as important as previously assumed because the women that were enfranchised were not the women who had been working for the war effort. Rex Pope, when discussing changing attitudes towards women says “Attitudes to
Marriage solely being between a man and a women is something we have had for centuries, however, due to divorces and newer ways to have a family, our prestigious and “honorable estate” (Bennett 34) of marriage is weakened. By lumping gay marriage with traditional marriage, Bennett believes that the definition of marriage would be further weakened. If we legally allow this union to be a part of marriage, then how could we stop a less legitimate union, like incest or bigamy? Excluding marriage between a man and a woman is not discriminatory towards homosexuals, but it is protective towards our institution of
There are some arguments that being combat is just only for male and women should be banned from military jobs. In contrastwomen should be in combat is supported by many people. Leon Panetta- Defense Secretary, he has lifted the military's ban on women serving in combat on his announcement, it allows women into many front-line positions in combat. According to Williams (2013), " today Panette is acknowledging that to maintain the high standards of military, assignments should be based on ability, not gender". Surely, gender is not the main factor to decide that who can do good job in military because women can be a good sodier in some duties.
Yet we see media encouraging the notion that you must be beautiful not smart to find a significant other. Equally, we see media encouraging that to be attractive to females you must have be masculine, strong, and handsome. Feminism currently works to defeat these standards put upon males and females by society. A beautiful reference Quindlen made to the shifting feminist agenda is that of expectations. As females, we are now able to legally do everything a male can do, yet now we are expected to do it even better.
DOMA: Bringing Back Minority Discrimination The Defense of Marriage Act, commonly known as DOMA, is a United States federal government law that defines the term “marriage” as “only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.” The law prevents married couples of the same-sex from obtaining the federal benefits given to married couples of the opposite sex and excuses states from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized in other states. The DOMA law is a bad law because the means of its existence violates amendment rights, promotes minority discrimination, and contradicts the federal government’s promise of equal protection under the law. In 1996 Congress enacted the DOMA law in response to the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling of 1993 in Baehr v. Lewin that same-sex couples might be entitled to marry in the state. This ruling, however, initiated uproar of horror from religious and social conservatives who believed it to be “…an attack on what they refer to as ‘traditional marriage’ or ‘historical marriage,’ that is marriage reserved as a special privilege for opposite-sex couples” (Robinson).
It is letting women take the chance to fight for the country in a time of crisis just like men. Mrs. Quindlen is valid in stating that it makes a “mockery” of the nation to only let men register and not women. It is degrading of women to say that because they are women that they are not required registering for the draft to help in a crisis. A poll done about ten years ago showed that over half of the American population supported drafting women. Should America only lose its sons in battle?
The practice of polygamy distorts the meaning of marriage. Goodman says that "defenders argue that polygamous marriages are freely entered, freely left, well protected by law or custom" (pg 90). I believe this type of marriage is wrong for the women involved and it breaks down the institution of marriage. The women are denied the intended bond they are to have with a husband. Not being able to have this bond disables her trust and intimacy with her husband, these are meant to strengthen a relationship and marriage.
They have fought for the right to marry, to carry one another on their insurance, and to file as married on their income tax forms . They have also had to fight for the right to serve in the military without fear of being discharged if anyone found out. Currently, sixteen states have granted the right to marry, and five others offer a civil union. 3 There was a “Don’t ask, don’t tell” law which did allow gays to serve in the military, as long as they did not do so openly. Their superiors were not allowed to ask them if they were gay, and they were not allowed to admit it.
What is more, the fact that boys and girls learn differently is not supported by scientific evidence. If students of both genders aren’t exposed to each other during their education, they won’t know how to deal with each other when they need it most. Single sex supporters also argue that students educated along with the other gender may become more interested in the opinions of the opposite gender than
It is nonsense that the ban that prevents women from serving in combat battles has just recently been lifted. The government should be ashamed of themselves, especially after the tremendous effort women committed in the 1800's and 1900's to receive equal rights as men. Women are just as capable to succeed in combat, physically and mentally. The people who are against lifting the combat ban are sexist and blinded by their pomposity. They do not see how women serving their country will effect the battlefield in the most excellent ways.