The roles of women have significantly changed since the 1960s and 70s as the feminist movement gained momentum, demanding equality and better pay for women in jobs. This movement spread globally, with famous women leading countries like India, the UK, and Pakistan, yet some discrimination remains as some women still face glass ceilings and lower pay than men in some workplaces. The UN has investigated women's rights and treatment around the world in response to these continuing issues.

1. Women’s Roles Continue to
Change

2. The Times They Are a’Changing!
• Throughout the 1960s
and 70s, the feminist
movement became
incredibly powerful.
• Women began to
demand equality and
better pay in jobs.
• This concept has
swept the globe

3. Around the World
• Famous women have
led countries around
the world in modern
times:
▫ Indira Gandhi from
India
▫ Margaret Thatcher
in the UK
▫ Benazir Bhutto in
Pakistan

4. A Glass Ceiling?
• Some women are still
discriminated against
in the workplace and
some companies pay
women less than men.
• This is referred to as a
“glass ceiling.”

5. Around the World (part 2!)
• Many women in Muslim countries but also in
other poor countries have been denied
educations and abused regularly.

6. Women’s Rights and the UN
• Because of these issues, the UN has had special
committees investigate women’s rights and how
women are treated around the world.
• The UN then investigated other human rights
issues.