What do women bring to the labor movement that would suggest it is important for them to participate in the movement, particularly in the unionized trades, and what do women need to do to be even more effective?

What do women bring to the labor movement that would suggest it is important for them to participate in the movement, particularly in the unionized trades, and what do women need to do to be even more effective? What influence did/does the women’s movement play? How do men fit into this scenario – why is having more women in the labor movement/trades beneficial to men? 1 PAGE

a) What were/are the distinguishing features that define the labor feminists – often called “socialist feminists? Was their platform achieved?
b) Describe the debate and the rationale between those whose main issue was to pass the ERA and the socialist feminists.
c) What is the difference between equal pay for equal work and equal pay for comparable work? Many people say equal pay for comparable work is too cumbersome to put into practice. What say you? How do unionized jobs fit into this paradigm?
d) How would you define second wave feminism and how do you and your union sisters and brothers fit into this OR what do we/you need to change to claim this era as your own? 1 AND 1/2 PAGE

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