Back in the 1960's, the birth control bill was created as the world first reliable oral contraceptive, opening, "a door in many women's trapped lives by giving them the power to plan or avoid pregnancies" (Tina Gianoulis). Due to the civil rights movement, there was also a series of laws that passed to provide equal opportunities for everyone. "In particular, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The addition of sex to the Civil Rights Act was almost an afterthought" (Tina Gianoulis).