Before the National Organization for Women was founded, efforts to gain equal rights for women resulted in

Before the National Organization for Women was founded in 1966, women still faced widespread discrimination in employment and unequal treatment under the law. Earlier efforts had brought limited change from government or employers, so “few changes by either the government or employers” is the best answer. The Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified, and the number of women in the workforce did not sharply decline.

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