Have Woman's roles changed for the better (woman in society)?

Gender roles are prescribed to a person by the society , that 's why there exists a two-way bond between the social and gender evolution . The twentieth century was marked by a u-turn in re-evaluation of woman 's position in society and overcoming (although partial ) of stereotypical historically established views on what rights and opportunities she is supposed to have

1920 was a kind of reference point , a culmination of the movement , which had originated over seventy years before . Having received the right to vote though the Nineteenth Amendment to the U .S

. Constitution , American women broke out of the shell of their household and started a long way to become full-fledged subjects of social and political process . So far women 's social life had been bound to the family circle . A researcher writes : Maternity , the natural biological role of women , has traditionally been regarded as their major social role as well . The resulting stereotype that "a woman 's place is in the home " has largely determined the ways in which women have expressed themselves (Women 's History in America , 1994

However , it was not politics but economics that over a few next decades made an dramatic impact on women 's roles . The transition from initially an agricultural economy to an industrial one marked the era of urbanization . In farmers ' families the two spouses shared duties of common business , whereas the new city settlers ' lifestyle was quite different -it relied primarily on a single wage-earner , usually a husband

In 1960s the share of working women increased up to one- third , twice the proportion in 1940 . In terms of figures , the change seems to be significant but the evidence shows that the real situation had more of the older stereotypes ' reflections . Tests made in the 1960s showed that the scholastic achievement of girls was higher in the early grades than in high school . The major reason given was that the girls ' own expectations declined because neither their families nor their teachers expected them to prepare for a future other than that of marriage and motherhood . This trend has been changing in recent decades (Women 's History in America , 1994 ) Besides , there existed a problem , which , I believe , hasn 't been solved until now- the duality of woman 's roles , the tension between the role of a wife and mother , on the one hand , and the role of the professional working person , on the other hand

In 1970s due to feminist movement the Congress adopted a few laws , which were aimed at protection of women against gender discrimination in employment and education . A 1974 law gave domestic workers minimum wage protection a law passed in 1978 barred discrimination in employment against pregnant women in 1984 , Congress strengthened child support laws and pension rights of widows and divorced women

Have women 's roles changed for the better ? The answer is yes . The biggest achievement of the gender evolution of the twentieth century described above , lies in the fact that for the first time woman...