Author and Current Event

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics women earned less than men in 99% of all occupations for which data is available. In virtually every field that women choose to enter, they can expect to earn less over their lifetime than their male counterparts. This means that over 47 years of full-time work for women who are high school graduates will lose an estimated $700,000. Women college graduates will lose approximately $1.2 million and professional school graduates will lose an average of $2.0 million. Women discrimination still occurs in the workplace today. It affects the jobs we get, salary, and the promotions we get. Some women still work in a discriminatory environment which makes it challenging to be successful. 68 % of women also agree that this still exists today. Many women throughout history like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony have fought for our rights. Feminist movements support gender equality and are against women discrimination.

Kate Chopin is an American feminist fiction writer. She wasn’t an activist but she had strong beliefs and ideas and expressed it through her writing. From when Kate was a child there was a continuing battle for the rights of women. She was raised in a house full of strong women. During this time women were run by society but not her. She did and said what she wanted and never held back. We can see this in her writing. Chopin wrote about sexuality and independence from men, when it was strictly unaccepted and looked down upon. She never held back. She wasn’t afraid to stand out and be her own person. Kate Chopin fully believed that women should be treated equally. If Kate Chopin were still here today I know she would be angry that over a hundred years have passed since she died and there is still discrimination against women today. Chopin stuck by what she believed in. With her short stories and novels Kate symbolized women’s rights. It is her fearlessness and bravery that keeps her remembered today.