The Makers Documentary

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Modern day women are known for being independent, resilient, and hard-working career people. Therefore, it’s interesting that in today’s society many women are still fighting for equal rights, especially in the workforce, despite having such positive attributes. Both the documentary and the article provide outstanding examples of the adversities that women have faced and are continuing to fight against. The Makers documentary gives more of a historic insight while Anne-Marie Slaughter’s article tells a more current story. Based on the two text it appears that while women have made huge advances towards leveling the playing field, those were only the beginning steps in the fight for equality. The Makers documentary tells the tales of the many events and women who were able to foster change and make America what it is today. The documentary series starts off with Katherine Switzer’s account of being the first female to run in the Boston Marathon. It briefly gives insight to what made Katherine want to enter the race and the obstacles she had to face to be able to leave such a huge impact for women in society. Following that, the documentary continues with a similar progression of stories. It starts with the 1950s housewife and her…show more content…
The main argument of the article was to point out the flaw in thinking of today’s career woman as being ‘super’. The article addresses the complexity women have to face when wanting to pursue both a career and a family. It talks about how there is a system of compromise and sacrifice that each woman must be willing to make in order to find the perfect balance in having a family and having a dream career. The article discusses the difference in generational views between the women who embodied the ideal of the super woman and those who have just recently entered the workforce and are already making plans to leave once the time to start a family

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