Blog Post #2: Women, Women, Everywhere- but Not Much About Their Paychecks

Article (Women, Women, Everywhere- but Not Much About Their Paychecks): http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/women-women-everywhere-but-not-much-about-their-paychecks/

Information about Iron Jawed Angels: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338139/

Preview of film Iron Jawed Angels

Photo, Alice Paul:

http://www.history.com/images/media/slideshow/suffrage-and-the-women-behind-it/alice-paul.jpg

Photo and quote, Lilly Ledbetter:  https://s3.amazonaws.com/obama.3cdn.net/3c7b264ea131069a8f_7m6bnlo7.jpeg

                As the United States approaches the 2012 Presidential election, there has been an increased mentioning about women's votes, but also about issues most women view as important. This is great to include women; however, it puzzles me that they usually only discuss women's issues when one "needs women desperately to win," rather than try to solve them as they arise. Many women currently and throughout history have stood out for making changes, or breaking the norm, but why should a woman have to break it when the norm should be equality for all. An example of this would be Alice Paul in history and as portrayed in the film Iron Jawed Angels (2004, Katja von Garnier). The film depicts this brave woman who strongly advocated equality for women; and though the movie was set to depict the period around the early 1900s, some of the main messages still hold true today. One example includes equal pay for women, specifically emphasized by Lilly Ledbetter, a 74 year-old Alabama resident.

                It seems that most articles regarding women portray them as almost a separate entity of the world, and though women are different from men, one hardly sees articles about men's issue because most main issues presented emphasize male opinions. This parallels other things in society such as the Internet, history, etc. because it is mostly written by males.  In addition, it seems that if the issue is not "popular," then it is not strongly recognized. An example of a "popular" issue is abortion. This concern relates to the "Criticism Greets List of Debate Moderators" article as the female moderator, Candy Crowley, was the first woman moderator for a presidential debate in 20 years, thus a huge accomplishment, that was pushed to the side because of the additional competition and opinions about other moderators.  Her success should be recognized, both for herself and to inspire other women. Most women have the desire and yearn to be equal in society, and they should be granted every right as men to do so.