Free Response Question

In the time span of the last 50 years, one thing that women have gained are reproductive rights. The supreme court case, Roe vs. Wade extends to a woman's decision to have an abortion.Another gain made by women in the past 50 years is protection in gender discrimination. The court takes a closer look at gender discrimination in cases such as Reed vs. Reed, and ruled that any arbitrary gender-based classification violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The case, Craig v. Boren established a ''medium scrutiny'' standard where gender discrimination would be presumed to be neither valid or invalid. 

These gains have made it more easier and acceptable for women to go out in the work force instead of being the traditional home-maker. It has an impact on politics because women are now holding more powerful positions than before, therefore allowing them to make more choices on things that go on.