change over time
Over time, women got more rights and different responsibilities, and men got more equal rights to women and different responsibilities, too. On this website, you can find information about what changed over time.
Why it happened
Over time, women's rights gradually became more equal to men's. This happened because women started realizing that they needed to have more rights. They were being treated like slaves, and they wanted freedom. Because of this, they started protesting. Finally, they decided to vote on a new law. This law would give equal rights to men and women. It was called the Equal Rights Amendment. It said that women and men would get paid the same amount in their jobs. Unfortunately, the law never passed. It lost by 3 states (so women are still paid less than men). Today, although women's rights are better than they were, they still need to be more fair. That is why women's rights changed over time.