Things may be different than in the past, but the past will always influence the future of society. This is demonstrated when Glazer says: “In the 1970s, a woman who phoned the police to complain that her husband had assaulted her had little hope of getting her husband arrested. In most jurisdictions, a police officer could not arrest the suspect unless he actually witnessed the beating” (Glazer). Some might say this happened forty years ago, but at the same time it only happened forty years ago. Some people are still not in favor of women being able to vote today. Some people can't accept the fact that a woman can have a say in society and even make a decision