Oppurtunities and Struggles for women of the 20th century

Following the end of the Civil War, the closing of the 19th century brought along many new technological and social changes. In the article â€Å"The New Technology and Women’s Work† by Sheila Rothman tells of the opportunities and struggles that women faced in the college and job market following the new social and technological advances of this period. Rothman tells of advancing opportunities in College, as well as Department stores and offices positions, while also acknowledging the limitations that still existed with women in social workplaces. The stereotypes of the early 19th century were beginning to turn, as newfound household electric powered technologies took over, and freed women from traditional and incredibly onerous household†¦show more content†¦They believed that women were more honest than men.† as exclaimed by Rothman, shows how far biases against women had come following the end of the 19th century. While biases towards women became bet ter, there was still not much room for promotion of women in workplaces, because of the belief that men were the only ones that could hold higher positions, because that is how it had been viewed since the beginning of workforces. In a quote Catharine Beecher, referring to women’s place in teaching positions, tells of women’s’ inability to be considered for higher positions, fitted by disposition, and habits, and circumstances for such duties, who, to a very wide extent, must aid in the childhood and youth of this nation; and therefore it is, that females must be trained and edu-cated for this employment†. Even though women had come along way from initially being unable to acquire basic work positions, it proved that there were still biases in promotion of the workplace, biases that are still even present in today’s society. Women have come a very long way since the years following the end of the civil war as projected in Rothman’s article. Unfortunately, gender biases against women the workplace are still very common today, as women are often paid less even the same positions as, and have to work longer to get promotions in the workforce, even in schools. For example, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, â€Å"women work three years longer as a teacherShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Poem A Planet Of Slums 1799 Words   |  8 Pages21st century, for the first time, the global population of cities outnumbered the rural population. In 1950, there were a mere fifty cities with a population of over one million; today there are over five hundred. By 2020, rural populations will cease to increase and virtually all population growth will be in urban centers, expected to peak around ten billion over the next thirty years. In the past, we had seen rapid growth in European and American cities like London in the early 20th century. Today