Women and Equality in the Workforce In the past, women in the workforce have not been treated equally to men. Women have not had the same job opportunities, nor have they been treated equally in the jobs they were able to acquire. Women have been expected to hold specific jobs, and never tended to hold positions higher than a man, for women were considered inferiors. However, beginning with the women's suffrage amendment in 1920, women have begun to make a stand for themselves and not accept the mistreatment. The fourteenth amendment granted anyone born in the United States equal rights, and that includes women. Women have striven for these equal