Feminism and the Fight for Teacher's Rights
Document Type
Panel Presentation
Start Date
18-4-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
18-4-2019 4:45 PM
Keywords
teachers, work stoppage, West Virginia
Biography
Madison Parker is a senior at Marshall University studying elementary special education and political science. She has a passion for working with students with disabilities within the school system, and is interested in the laws and policies that define their education. For this reason, Madison hopes to attend law school to study disability law and education policy with the hopes to enter public service as a disability policy specialist.
Major
Elementary Special Education and Political Science
Advisor for this project
Dr. Jamie Warner
Abstract
In 2018 several states, including West Virginia, participated in teacher work stoppages due to their state legislatures. Over 400,000 teachers took part in this movement for pay raises and better healthcare coverage. It has been suggested the 2016 Women’s March was an inspiration to teachers to take part in these work stoppages. Articles have analyzed the history of women in teaching and how society has developed to where 77% of teachers are women. I will use these ideas to examine how the teacher’s work stoppages developed throughout the country in 2018 to offer insight as to how these teachers are creating a national movement.
Feminism and the Fight for Teacher's Rights
In 2018 several states, including West Virginia, participated in teacher work stoppages due to their state legislatures. Over 400,000 teachers took part in this movement for pay raises and better healthcare coverage. It has been suggested the 2016 Women’s March was an inspiration to teachers to take part in these work stoppages. Articles have analyzed the history of women in teaching and how society has developed to where 77% of teachers are women. I will use these ideas to examine how the teacher’s work stoppages developed throughout the country in 2018 to offer insight as to how these teachers are creating a national movement.
