Throughout history, women have suffered from inequalities that differentiate them from men, including the right to vote among many others. When New Zealand granted women the right to vote, it empowered women in other countries to fight for the right to vote, while Europe and the United States later fought for women's rights change them forever. Many suffragist groups formed in the United States and Europe to fight for women's rights. Two major events, Seneca Falls, and a parade led by Alice Paul, marked a turning point for women's rights. Since the Paleolithic era, women had different rights from men. Some of the injustices women face include not having the right to vote, not having a voice, and women being unable to enter most professions. Women were not even allowed to go to university. Once a woman was married, she had no rights, or in the case the woman divorced, she did not legally have any and could not have custody of her children. Many religious people believed that God created women to be inferior. It was considered a natural law that men were above women. When women began to fight for more rights, it began as a political and legal fight and eventually transformed into a social and economic fight as well. Many women who began the fight died before they could see their work bear fruit, including Susan Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucy Stone. In the United States, Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren fought to have women's emancipation enshrined in the Constitution. In the late 18th century in the United States, men had many rights while women had very few. Women also could not keep their own wages. One right that women maintained was the right to own property if their husband died. New Zealand was the first country where women were... middle of paper ...... women, some consider this to be "reverse discrimination". because they fill positions with people who are not best suited for the position but must follow the law of a diverse community. In the past and present, there has been discrimination between men and women based on many different rights, including the right to vote. There were many suffrage groups, but the National Union of Woman Suffrage Societies, the Women's Suffrage and Political Union, and the National American Women's Suffrage Association did the most to overturn women's suffrage. In the United States, two major events marked a turning point for global voting rights, not only in the United States but in other countries as well. New Zealand was the first country to grant women equal rights to men, motivating women around the world to fight. The situation then changed forever, starting with Europe and the United States..