What do you think was better? The pill or the vote?

Question

the vote may have given women a chance politically but the pill did so much more don't you think???

Answer 1

With out the vote, which gave us a voice, there would be no pill. So I choose the vote.

Answer 2

The vote..with out the vote women couldnt run for office or have a say in any thing..the pill..does give a woman some sexual freedom and remember the pill isnt a 100% effective and with todays STDs you should still be using some kind of protection..and also think of the power a woman has over a man to make him wear a condom..and being a guy I hate wearing them..but if I want some lovin I will wear what ever she wants me too..now thats power...and if the pill is so great why is abortion still a problem..the vote is more important..interesting question..kudos to you...

Answer 3

Well, the vote gave women a right they should have had all along while the pill remains a risky business and cause of illness for many women (including my fiancée).

My fiancée hates condoms, but the previous pill she was on caused complications, but (touch wood) the one she is on now has been ok so far. I'm looking forward to the male pill being made available.

The pill is fantastic, allowing much more freedom and enjoyment for couples; but it's not perfect, and certainly not of the same importance held by the right to vote.

Answer 4

No. If women were not allowed the vote then we would still have no say on how our country was run. People have been using condoms for centuries (before latex they were made out of sheep's guts and were washing out and used again) and so the pill, although useful, was not the most needed thing. Plus, if women were still treated as second class citizens then we probably would not have access to contraception or abortion unless we had permission from our husbands first.

Secondly, the pill has lulled women (and men) into a false sense of security. At least with condoms you have a far lower chance of catching STDs (unless it splits).

Answer 5

The vote gave women a voice, freedom and ability to affect the world around them.

While the pill allows women to have sex more easily, it did not change the male/female dynamics for the better overall. The pill has given men another excuse that it is only the woman's responsibility to prevent pregnancy.

Answer 6

Great question.

I think the vote, because that then meant that women could join politics and put womens sexual health on the political table.
So without the vote we might not have got access to free contraceptives, and funding would not have gone into researching contraceptives..

Answer 7

They can't be separated! So, how can anyone say one was better than the other? They were both strong advancements for women in the world. Politically yes, the vote LED to the advancing medical views and political agendas of females taking charge of themselves as it were in the era when the pill was introduced. You can try, but I would not classify one as less important than the other because they are equal in considering the women's movement in providing what they gave to the generations of the era, in the present-day & in future.

Answer 8

They were both important. I doubt women would ever have gotten the pill without the progress made earlier in the century that got us the vote, however.

Brad D, you're going to die a lonely bitter man. No woman likes being treated worse than your dog, feminist or not.

Answer 9

They aren't the same.

In the late '60's, country singer Loretta Lynn had a hit with a song called "The Pill." She sang about how happy she was that she could enjoy sex without getting pregnant. Radio stations refused to play it because the song empowered women sexually:

"It's gettin' dark.
It's roostin' time.
Tonight's too good to be real.
But Daddy, don't you worry none
'cause Mama's got the Pill."

Very threatening, wouldn't you say? To my knowledge Loretta never sang about voting.

Answer 10

Good question. I think the vote. If women don't have any say in politics than we do not have any say in our reproductive rights and may not be able to use the pill or any other birth control.