Women’s Issues – Obama’s New Perspective
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American women’s issues have rather changed in accordance with the continuously evolving world of today. Women are faced with many major issues that are provoking most women’s rights activists and feminists. Although women of America couldn’t have had more equality and freedom, emergent issues are on the minds of almost every American woman. The dawn of the year 2010 is witnessing many women’s issues that can influence many women in America.
Women have long argued that they comprise more than half of the American society; hence, this should be reflected on the composition of the Supreme Court. Many activists had called for gender rebalancing of the Supreme Court composition tens of years ago; however, observers are positive that Obama’s presidency shall witness a fair change.
A higher percentage of teenagers are dropping out of schools as they are becoming mothers. Teenage mothers prefer to save time for a job that can provide money for their kids’ needs. However, a mother, who hasn’t earned her school degree, is left with few convenient career options. Teenage mothers’ education has long been an important feminine issue. President Obama has led an initiative that would encourage every teenage mother to complete her studies. The new Federal Pell Grant bill, which has been passed to vote by Obama, is providing financial aid for teenage mothers’ education programs.
More than 16 million American women have no health insurance; hence, health care is amongst the most important issues on women’s minds. Lack of insurance and the high costs of medical services are rendering women reluctant to get medical care. Accordingly, President Obama is committed to secure all American women under the umbrella of health insurance by the end of the first year of his presidency. Obama’s plan adopts a tactic that will decrease the overall cost of medical services. Medical Insurers and service providers are encouraged to deploy electronic payment systems and computerized medical recording programs in an attempt to decrease the price of their health products.
It is well recognized that the recent years have spotted an increased rate of women who experience domestic violence. President Obama passed a legislation that will help exterminate domestic violence. Obama proposed chipping in to train personnel who can offer anti-domestic violence services, solve marital problems and reauthorize the act against women’s violence.
Women have long been fighting for pay equity regardless of gender. Recent studies have shown that women are paid less than 80% of what men get for the same jobs. Despite tens of years of social and technological development, women are still intimidated by inequity of pays. However, President Obama was long against discriminatory monetary compensations and will continue, throughout his stay at the Whitehouse, to support narrowing the paycheck gap between men and women.
The past 10 years have witnessed many wars that were led by the US army; hence, women veterans have never been more demanding for better caring services. Obama is sponsoring a legislation that will secure more federal funds which would be invested in women veteran care programs.
Women’s issues are at the heart of President Barak Obama. The new president is bound by an obligation to solve problems that are hindering the welfare and prosperity of women in America. Many consider Obama a feminist leader who shall be remembered by historians as a president with a big heart for all American women.
