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Last Updated on November 10, 2020
3. Having their personal passport if they were married
Although women could have their own passports in the past, things would change as soon as they get married. A married woman was obliged to get a joint passport with her husband because it wasn’t acceptable for married ladies to travel abroad alone. So a joint passport would prevent them from leaving the country without their husbands.2. Keeping their job while pregnant
In the past, a job and pregnancy could never happen at the same time. This is actually a perfect example of sexism that women had to struggle with. Women could be instantly denied a job or even get fired as soon as the employer knows that they were pregnant. In the US, a law to make this discriminative behavior stop didn’t appear until 1978.1. Becoming a lawyer
Ironically, girls were allowed to go to law school but their dreams of becoming lawyers were simply impossible because they would be denied the right to actually become a lawyer and practice what they’ve learned to plead clients’ cases. It was like giving someone wings but prohibiting them from flying. Do you know any other prohibitions women had to deal with or are still dealing with in the present?- Advertisement -
