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Equality for Women

            
             Equality is something that many races, ethnic groups, religious factions and simply "different people" have strived for since anyone can remember. Even specific genders have desired to be treated equally. Women of all races have struggled for numerous years for equality. Both married and single women have problems with achieving the equivalence they have wanted for years. Many people believe there has been a vast improvement amongst the leveling of responsibilities of men and women in the family and job setting. The facts prove that there have been several vast improvements made.
             With the changing times, many women have begun to work and now share the responsibilities of parenting with their spouse. The data for the graph representing the percentage of women in the U.S. labor force show the dramatic change in the past forty years. Approximately sixty percent of married women are now a part of the United States work force. That 60% may seem low to some but is a significant difference in comparison to the levels forty years ago. In 1960 the number was dramatically lower at only 30% of women working. That meant 70% of married women were not working, but at home and taking care of household duties. If this trend continues at the same rate it will not be very long until women and men hold the same amount of occupations.
             The increasing amount of women in the work force does not stop at only those married women. The number also includes those of different races and ethnicities. Those of African American, White American, and Latino decent have all had to struggle with the same problems.
             The graph based on the percentage of women in the U.S. labor force by race and ethnicity has also seen a steady rise. Females of all three groups have seen increases in the number of women in the labor force in the last thirty years. All three groups saw similar increases. Those of African American decent saw a boost of approximately 10% over that time period that resulted in a total of just fewer than 50% of African American women working.


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