With all the new laws passed, women were able to go to school and work, and women pursued these new opportunities. There was an increasing rate of women enrolling in colleges. Women have outnumbered men (The Role of Women in the 1970s - Exploring the Seventies). Thousands of women went to college and actively participated in clubs and sometimes sports. Not only were women participating in education, but women began to hold positions in Congress. In the 1970s, 3% of our representatives in Congress were women. Many newspaper job advertisements were created asking for women's help, thus promoting more women to enter the workforce. Along with these changes came more personal strengths in the home. Husbands were regularly involved in family meals and housework, thus creating greater financial and emotional strength in families (Eisenberg). In the late 1970s women not only attended college for their education, but also obtained a financial rationale that stated that the employer cannot discriminate against pregnant women (The 1960s-70s American Feminist Movement: Breaking Down Barriers for