15. The situation by 1992 for women's rights
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- The situation by 1992 for women's rights
- 1980s saw expansion of education for women
- Nearly half of undergraduate and master's degrees going to women
- Old culture persisted
- Proportion in science and engineering remained much lower
- Fewer than 8% of engineers were women in 1990
- Despite much greater political rights
- Majority of women still studied 'female subjects' and worked in 'female occupations', much as they did in period before WW1
- Limited number of women in decision-making positions even 70 years after they had gained right to make political decision of voting
- Also despite Equal Pay Act of 1963, women were paid on average 32% less than men
- Took until 1984 for major party to select a woman as a vice presidential candidate, and Geraldine Ferraro was on losing side in 1984
- Also took until 1981 for woman to be appointed to Supreme Court and to hold major diplomatic post, when Jeanne Fitzpatrick was appointed ambassador to UN
- There has been number of turning points which had not led to anticipated long-term political changes
- Major political development was 19th Amendment
- Failure of ERA
- Made have made more of a real milestone than 19th Amendment
- Excitement of 'second wave feminism' did lead to major issues and great deal of heightened awareness of gender issues
- In political terms, it did not lead to equal rights being guaranteed by constitution, although they were incorporated into laws of individual states
- Wholesale changes in women holding major government posts, or having decision-making roles in local and national government or major national institutions had still not occurred by 1992.
- 1980s saw expansion of education for women
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