Numerous broad-minded individuals today accept the factor that every person, regardless of gender, should be seen equivalent as their fellow counterparts in society. In spite of members of society being increasingly tolerant of the changing times, there are still issues faced by society towards the factor that all are not being treated equally. Although, in the current state of America it's at the most progressive time in the history of the nation, however, there is no denying in the fact there are borders for gender equality that is present.

Throughout the passage of time, the growth of women entering the workforce has drastically expanded since the early twentieth-century. Along with the numerous of people from the Transgender community …show more content…
Abuse can take many different forms in different places for women, such as; domestic abuse in a relationship, sexual harassment in the workplace, or verbal inappropriate comments from strangers. Statics from The National Domestic Violence reveals that 1 in 4 women have experienced some sort of abuse from a partner or by someone they know. Due to the amount of abuse that is faced by women birthed of the #MeToo Movement was born, instigated by the victims who faced sexual abuse from Harvey Weinstein, a major Hollywood producer. The #MeToo Movement help demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. In the article, “#MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not” by Catharine A. MacKinnon, a journalist for New York Times, stated, “Equal pay has been the law for decades and still does not exist. Racial discrimination is nominally illegal in many forms but is still widely practiced against people of color. If the same cultural inequalities are permitted to operate in law as in the behavior the law prohibits, equalizing attempts — such as sexual harassment law — will be systemically resisted.” MacKinnon comprehends the systemic issue that our law doesn’t digest, consequently, this leads to the victims to have to be the ones to spread the word around when it comes to abuse. While American has continuously strived to overcome inequality in different forms, it has yet to conquer the inequalities faced by abused