A Government and its People
PART ONE
The Great Society
The Great Society program was brought by the President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) of the United States of America in 1964. The president wanted to outshine his predecessor, John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated, and to leave a legacy of his time as a great leader. Therefore, he pushed his personal presidential ambitions. The Great Society program advocated for civil rights that were meant to ban discrimination against race, sex, wealth status, and color among others (Keer, 2018). LBJ pushed the Congress to pass a law that prohibited discrimination in public places, such as hospitals, schools, theaters, and restaurants.
Through the program, the status of women in the society was improved. Over time, women have been able to access prominent jobs in the U.S. than in the 1950s. In 1950, women constituted only a third of all the employees in the United States of America. In 1960s, women earned up to 60 percent of the men’s pay, which was an improvement from the previous decade. Today, the women’s pay has increased to 80 per cent of the men’s pay on average (Bailey & DiPrete, 2016). In addition, more women than men enroll in colleges and learn to completion. Therefore, the program set a base for women’s recognition and current achievements in society.
After the Great Society movement, women in the United States hold quite influential positions throughout the country. For example, Nancy Pelosi was elected as the Speaker of the United States of America House of Representatives in 2007 and Janet Yellen as the Federal Reserve Board of Governors chairperson, as well as Carly Fiorina and Hillary Clinton, who vied as presidential candidates (Bailey & DiPrete, 2016). Another example was in California where there was an increase of 3% in the full-time employment of scientists and engineers in 1977 and the number of women was double of men (Jr., 2017). The Great Society led to improvement of the relationship between men and women, young and old, white and non-white and between people and their government.
To date, the Great Society movement is still felt and the legacy of its sponsor, LBJ, is legendry. Scholars study the president in history with enthusiasm in high schools and colleges; hence, various civil rights have been pushed through the American Congress as a consequence of his government. Particularly, gay community movement, equal pay, freedom of press, women rights, rights of privacy, child care, and abortion are credited to LBJ’s dream of an equal society.
PART 2
Fridah Geck,
Scientist,
DeVry University Folsom Campus,
Folsom,
7th District, California.
Through
The Congressman,
7th District, California
The Senior Senator,
State of California
United States of America,
Dear Madam Feinstein,
RE: Academic Employment on Full-time- Scientists and Engineers
I am one of the lucky scientists on full-time employment in DeVry University Folsom Campus, I also hold an administrative position in a social group pushing for the rights of women in Folsom and I am writing to request for more women to be considered in the full-time employment. Based on the Great Society program of 1960’s which advocated for improved status of women in the society among other social rights for the more vulnerable persons.
The science field is significantly unequal in regards to men and women employment opportunities. According to Jr. (2017), while comparing the number of men and women employed on full-time basis as engineers and scientists, there were 12.8 million men and 10.1 million women in the United States of America. The study revealed that those who were employed on part-time were 1.5 million men and 2.9 million women (Jr., 2017). In California, the last time there was an increase of 3% in the full-time employment, the number of women was double of men in 1977. Since then, we have not had any other full-time employment of a woman scientist nor engineer.
Considering the importance of the two careers to our state and the entire nation, I wish to reiterate that women have the biggest burden in families and helping them shall facilitate poverty eradication. By doing so, the Great Society that drastically improved the status of women shall be propelled. Poverty levels shall diminish and there shall be plenty of resources to cover Medicare and other social needs.
I look forward to your intervention.
Yours Sincerely,
Fridah Geck
References
Bailey, M. J., & DiPrete, T. A. (2016). Five Decades of Remarkable but Slowing Change in U.S. Women’s Economic and Social Status and Political Participation. The Russell Sage Foundation journal of the social sciences : RSF, 2(4), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.7758/rsf.2016.2.4.01
Jr., J. F. (2017). The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: Recent, Current, and Projected Employment, Wages, and Unemployment. Congressional Research Service .
Keer.J. (2018).The Great Society.(Film). HillsDale College.
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