In 1998, Washington State voters voted on Initiative 200, which would outlaw affirmative action. Find the web sites of the Seattle Times and the Spokesman Review, and find six articles that discuss this topic. Despite major advancements made by American women in the last several decades, inequality between the sexes still exists. Pay equity, or equal pay for work of equal value, is still the law in only a few states. Abortions, although still legal, are performed at very few places in large cities, and can be almost impossible to procure in smaller towns.
Affirmative action is under attack at the federal level, and has been eliminated in some states.
Answer the following questions to gain an understanding of the ways in which gender inequality persists, and to research various points of view on many controversial issues. Visit the Cybergrrl Webstation, and discuss how this web site could be used by teachers to empower young women. Write up some specific curriculum ideas that could be implemented by schools, as girls learn to use the internet. Using both the MenWeb and the NOW home page, write a two-page report on sexual harassment. Be sure and thoroughly discuss this sensitive topic.