The role of women in the United States has changed dramatically over the past few decades. For one, more and more women have taken on new responsibilities outside the home by joining the paid workforce. While women made up only about one-third of the workforce in 1969, women today make up almost half of all workers in the United States. Women are also stepping up to lead the country; a record number of women ran for public office in 2012, and a record-high percentage of women are serving in Congress. In addition to making progress on issues of economics and leadership, women have made progress on health issues, which impact women’s personal well-being, as well as their economic security. Over the past few years, women have been able to end gender discrimination by big insurance companies and gain free contraception coverage because of the Affordable Care Act.
<span><span>Private citizens can join non-government organizations (NGOs) through volunteering. Usually, different countries in the west highly support their NGOs that promote and envision the growth of their society or other societies.
Volunteer groups like GreenPeace and Housing and Development Organizations are the commonly involved groups in giving solutions to world problems. They provide the necessary service of basic commodities (e.g. food, water, shelter) for the good of many in mostly remote areas where help does not reach its way or where help is not enough. A person can easily volunteer by signing up to his desired organization that he knows would cater to the need of many. </span><span>
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Manifest Destiny was basically the idea of expanding the United States westwards. The term was coined in 1845 by a newspaper editor named John Louis O'Sullivan.
