The push for Women's rights started with the right to vote. by 1975 129 countries had given women the right to vote. However, this was merely the tip of the Iceberg, and women had a long way to go before they would begin to have almost the same rights as men. The next step was Birth control, by the late 1960s almost all women had access to birth control, making the key difference that they were now in charge of pregnancy, and more importantly weather or not to start a family with their partner. Schooling and education followed, giving women more and more power, and making them closer to men and more equal. Jobs were still an issue however, and women were getting paid consistently less than men at work, even for doing the same jobs. This was known as Pink Collar Syndrome. In 1966 the next big step was taken when the National Organization of Women was created. They tried to get laws changed and amended and made huge progress for women in america. Finally, the government changed the laws that prohibited abortion and made it possible for women to be completely in control of pregnancy.
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