The Issue Of Equality Within The United States - 1138 Words

Our society has made many steps in the right direction to equality within the last 10 years alone. A few examples being, an African American president, homosexuality in the military, and more recently same sex marriage allowed in all 50 states. Some would say we have made amazing progress with the issue of equality in today’s age, yet there are still many issues proving that we haven’t done our job completely. So with that being said, our government has only protected a limited amount of freedoms. One freedom that is not protected to its extent is Freedom of Religion in schools. Plainview, TX is a perfect example to contribute to this issue. During a recess break in the school day, a 13 year-old boy was caught reading the Bible. It was†¦show more content†¦According to the Texas Association of School Boards, â€Å"Students may pray individually as long as that prayer is initiated by the student and is nondisruptive. A student may pray silently before a test or stop to pray between classes.† This contradicts why Joshua was suspended. He silently read the Bible during his own recess time. Not once had he pushed another student to read along with him or talk about what he was reading. Secondly, a study has recently shown how another issue in society is Gender Equality. According to Huffington Post citing the U.S. Census Bureau, â€Å"Women still earn only 77 cents for every dollar that men earn.† Many would say that equality between men and women has made leaps and bounds of progress, however this statistic can prove that equality between genders really hasn’t come that far. Women once were not allowed in the military, to wear anything other than dresses, and lastly in some states women could not serve on juries. Yes, progress has been made. Yet, in society today women work just as, if not more hard then men at some job places. How come men still earn approximately 23 cents more than women when they are working the same position? It is because women s right for equality has not come to the point it should be in 2016. Huffington Post also states, â€Å"studies show women are paid less even when they are in the same job and have the same