History of U.S. Laws That Negatively Impacted Opportunities for Women

Many laws enacted between 1769 and 1981 were created to deny women certain rights and opportunities in life and in the workplace. Most of these laws have since been ruled unconstitutional, but it is important to know just how far women's rights in the workplace have come.

As the SBA begins to see women in business as no longer being under represented, women entrepreneurs should keep a close eye on possible legislation that may take women a step back in historical law.