Almost half of all Spanish men say feminism has gone too far and they are now discriminated against, according to findings which revealed nearly a third of women thought the same.
NEW YORK “Thud! Dead. Thud! Dead.” That’s how one onlooker later remembered the tragedy of New York’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, just off what is now Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan.
Women s Equality Day, celebrated on August 26, commemorates the victory of the women s suffrage movement in the United States. In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was certified, granting women the right to vote. Prior to this, women faced significant gender-based disparities, including barriers to property inheritance and lower wages. The movement gained momentum after World War I, as women s contributions to the economy and society became more visible.