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Title: How Far Yet to Go? The Status of Women in Georgia 1970 and Today
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Publication Year: 2020
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Abstract: In April, 1970, Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) reporter Lorraine M. Bennet wrote an article headlined, “How Far Yet to Go, Baby? Some Atlanta Women in Revolt.” It focused on how the Atlanta Women’s Liberation Movement was the only organization in the metro area fi ghting discrimination against women whose members were publicly labeled “man-haters.” In one passage, a member responded, “Certainly Not!” Bennet goes on to write: “responds one member, a dark-eyed brunette with a masters degree” (40). By today’s standards, the fact that this article described the eye and hair color, as well as the education level of this member would be considered irrelevant. Was this “code” for describing a nontraditional southern woman? Indeed, things have come a long way for the women of Georgia: in the workforce, in family life, education, employment income, healthcare, and in elected offi ce. And yes, you can be a dark-eyed brunette with a master’s degree and belong to a women’s rights organization without being labeled a “man-hater.” Georgia’s women make a signifi cant contribution to the state’s GDP, now the ninth largest in the country. Yet Georgia continues to lag behind other states, the nation as a whole, and other developed Western countries on many measures of women’s equality and well-being: earnings parity, maternal mortality, family planning, family and maternity leave, and aff ordable childcare (Phadke, Ravi, and McGrew 2018). The poor status of reproductive health and justice in Georgia is compounded by the persistence of racial inequality, compromising the lives of women of color (Prather et al. 2018).
Url: https://faculty.gsu.edu/files/2021/03/how-far-yet-to-go-full-report.pdf
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Authors: Oakley, Deirdre; Ukpabi, Ifeanyi
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Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Gender, Race and Ethnicity
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