Equal rights has been an issue in American society since the day it was founded and remains so today. While women earn lower wages than men in the same profession, many African Americans are unemployed and are also discriminated against. Both inferior to the white man, the fight for equal rights was no easy task, as it took numerous demonstrations, advocacy, and persuasion to begin to end segregation and oppression. Famous leaders helped the causes starting with desegregation and then suffrage. Although women and African Americans fought for the same rights, they did so differently. Let's start with the differences women went through to gain equal rights compared to African Americans. It seems that women were able to achieve this much easier than African Americans because they went on peaceful marches, protests, and demonstrations to achieve their goal. They hosted conventions with the support of many African Americans. Women's suffrage would not have been possible if it were not for the African American movement. Considering that half of the black community also consisted of women, it was necessary for African Americans to obtain civil rights before women. The reason for this was because to gain full support for the women's movement, it was necessary for all women during that time to be heard; therefore, African American women needed to overcome the racial issue to ultimately help the cause of women in general. Additionally, many black men supported the rights of women of their own race, which helped the entire women's rights movement. For example, Fredrick Douglass attended the Seneca Falls Convention, a convention held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848 to discuss social, civic, and religious issues. Minority women fare the worst when it comes to receiving equal pay. Studies also show that African American women earn 64 cents for every dollar earned by white men. These statistics strongly support the fact that there are still injustices against women, not only in the United States but around the world. (collegetimes.us/10-sursursusing-statistics-on-women-in-the-workplace) The fight for equal rights for African Americans and women is still ongoing in today's society. Despite all the progress both have made, there are still injustices they must overcome. Fighting in the workplace would not be an easy task because it is not as drastic as those in the past; however, equality will be achieved through the time and efforts of both parties, only if they are willing to unite again and fully achieve the goals they once set..