Gender Equality
PBL Final Product
By Madison Menzen
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Essential Question
How has gender equality evolved through the
Western Civilization?
Thesis
Women’s rights have significantly grown, but their
roles in society have not yet become equal with
those of men.
Guiding Question #1
What is Gender Equality?
 Gender Equality- equal opportunities and rights for men and women
 This is also the definition of feminism, despite a common misconception of the
meaning of female superiority
 Does NOT mean every single person will be treated completely equal, it means
that the opportunities, rights, and responsibilities you get will not depend upon
whether you were born as a male or female.
 Many women’s rights marches/movements began in the 1920s/ 1930s
 Myra Wolfgang led many campaigns for women’s rights
 1937: Wolfgang led a strike at Woolworth’s five and dime in Detroit. The 110
young female workers then barricaded themselves inside the store for seven days
and six nights. They were striking for/ because of many things, such as abusive
supervisors, fair wages, unpredictable hours, and a say in work related decisions
Guiding Question #2
How Were Both Genders Treated Before?
 Men were treated superiorly and had every right of a citizen
 Women, however, could not take part in politics or war, two of the most
important parts of Roman society
 While, unlike Greece, they were not limited to staying in their homes, they were
still expected to take care of all household chores and such
 Women’s main “job” at the time was to have children
 Improvement from the rights and roles of Greek women, but still very unfair and
limiting
 It was believed to be a women’s job to sacrifice herself for her husband
 Women were to act obedient to their husbands in public, and it brought shame to
the husband if she did not
 Women were supposed to always have pudor, or good behavior
 They were also expected to always stay calm and maintain self control
Cornelius Nepos
 Wrote first Latin biographies that have survived
 Compared roles of Greek vs. Roman wives in Lives of the Famous Men
 “For what Roman is not asked to take his wife to a dinner party? Or
whose wife is not prominent at home or not involved in society? In
Greece things are far different. For neither is a wife invited to a dinner
party, except of relatives, nor does she pass her life except in the
inner part of her house, which is called the women’s quarters…”
 This is an exerpt explaining the differences between the rights of
women in Rome and Greece.
Fulvia
 Married powerful politician Publius Clodius
 People began to respect Fulvia almost as much as Clodius, for she was
always out with him gaining the public’s support
 After Clodius was killed, his followers transferred their loyalty to him
to Fulvia, making her more popular and giving her more power
 She then married Mark Antony and furthermore took part in politics
 When he and Octavian left Rome in 42 B.C.E., she stayed behind and
controlled the politics
 She feared for her small empire, and started Perusine War against
Octavian, who had described her as “power-hungry”
 She soon surrendered to Octavian and fled to Greece with her
children
Hortensia
 War against Caesar’s killers was poorly funded, so Rome decided to
heavily tax 1400 wealthy Roman women to pay for the war
 Women were furious because they had no say on war, or any politics,
and should not be taxed to pay for it
 Hortensia led a march to the forum with the other determined
women of Rome
 While there, Hortensia gave a speech to the Second Triumvirate (the
creator of the tax) against this tax
 They tried to get all the women to leave, but they were forced to
change the tax from 1400 women to 400 women and get the rest of
the money they needed by taxing men as well
Continued Guiding Question #2
How are Both Genders Treated Now?
 Women have finally gained political power
 Can now vote and run for political office
 Women have gained military power
 Can now participate in any branch of military
 1920’s to 1960’s: Many feminist movements occurred, along with
many rights being won
 HOWEVER…
 Things like pay and roles are still not equal
 Women, on average in the United States of America, only earn
about 80% of what men earn
 Women’s roles are still stereotyped in some ways

Women are usually expected to go to work, like a man, and then come home to do
housework, make dinner, and take care of children. However, many families are
beginning to break these stereotypes
Self-Made Infographic
Interview
 I decided to interview some
women I know on gender
equality/ roles.
Mom
 While my mom filled out her
interview, she asked me how I
came up with the idea of this
topic.
 The answer is that I have always
been confused by the inequality
of genders. In the end, we’re all
humans and male or female
should not matter.
 I decided that my PBL was my
chance to become educated on
the topic and spread some
awareness!
Grandma
 My grandmother was especially
surprised by the last question.
 She said she had heard of the pay
gap years ago, but had assumed it
had closed by now.
 She also said the topic had
interested her and she would like
to learn more about it
 This shows that spreading even the
slightest bit of awareness can spark
an interest and make someone
want to become further educated
on the topic
Aunt
 My aunt was on the edge with
these questions. She would not
describe herself as a feminist,
and she does not really know
much that is going on in the
world of gender equality.
 I hope to show her this final
product and further educate her.
Mrs. Nangle
 I decided that asking Mrs.
Nangle would be an amazing
way to get a good point of view
on women’s rights/ gender
equality, so I did!
Guiding Question #3
How Can we Evolve Gender Equality?
 Spread Awareness!
 Like I did, educate your peers on what is really going on, and leave it to them
to educate others. This way they will be spreading and educating others with
correct information.
 Share Ideas!
 Gaining opinions of others will help yours become more strong and
reasonable. You will always find someone else’s idea helpful in bettering your
own.
 Take a stand!

With enough people and brilliant ideas, anything is possible.
Final Reflection
3/24- Second Journal was due and there was laptop time, but I
was absent
3/27- Handed in my second journal during RA
4/7- Went to library, played around with different info graphics
1/28- Decided on Essential Question
4/12- I read the first book and finished up my Works Cited
1/30- Handed in Essential Question
4/19- Finished Works Cited
1/31 to 2/3- Worked in the library, came up with thesis and sub 4/21- Works Cited was due and there was library time, but I
questions, started to look for sources.
was absent
2/9- Completed first journal
5/1- Did Journal 3
2/10- Handed in first journal
5/5- Worked in library on final product & graph
2/15- Found article on Opposing Viewpoints, did not end up
5/12- Worked in library on final product & graph
liking it
5/23 & 5/24- Did my final reflection on the three prompts
2/16- Jotted down thesis
available
2/24- Continued looking for resources on laptops, thesis I
5/26- Finished infographic and worked on final product
handed in did not make sense so I conferenced and came up 5/27- Finished all slides for subsidiary question 1, moved on to
with a better one
subsidiary question 2/ gave out interviews
3/3- Found good website about Women’s Rights in Rome
5/28- Kept working on subsidiary question 2
3/10- Found a book about Women’s Rights in library, did not
5/31- Finished subsidiary question 2, worked on 3 + putting in
end up liking it
interviews
3/17- Handed in the guided questions I had already done,
6/1- Finished subsidiary question 3 and finished putting in
worked in library on works cited
interviews
3/19- Got 4 books from Northampton Library
6/2- Put finishing touches on my final product and added in my
3/22- Completed my second journal
timeline
Timeline
Journal 1
Journal 2
Journal 3
Works Cited