Texas 4th Worst State For Women's Equality Day: Report

[Miigwech]

I failed to guess which state was the worst State for women's equality but it sure made sense when I did learn which one was.

AUSTIN, TX — Ahead of Women's Equality Day to be celebrated worldwide this week, researchers sought out to determine which states are the best in living up to the ideals of equality. The results for Texas weren't great, with the Lone Star State emerging as the fourth-worst state.

The results are found in a report titled 2020's Best & Worst States for Women's Equality conducted by the personal finance website WalletHub. In order to determine where women receive the most equal treatment in American society, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from the gap between female and male executives to the disparity in unemployment rates for women and men.

https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/texas-4th-worst-state-womens-equality-day-report


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Women’s Equality Day
Sample Women’s Equality Day Proclamation

Many of you have asked about a Women’s Equality Day Proclamation for your community, workplace, or military base. Please feel free to edit the following one to meet your needs.

Proclamation Designating August 26, 2017, as Women’s Equality Day

WHEREAS, the women of the United States have historically been treated as second-class citizens and have often been denied the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional, which are available to male citizens of the United States; and

WHEREAS, the women of the United States have united to assure that these rights and privileges are available to ALL citizens equally, and

WHEREAS, the women of the United States have designated August 26, the anniversary date of the certification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which culminated a 72-year, non-violent campaign to extend the right to vote to women, as symbol of the continued fight for equal rights: and

WHEREAS, the women of United States are to be commended and supported in their organizations and activities,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the (name of elected body or elected official or commanding officer) recognizes the commemoration of that day in 1920, on which the women of America won their right to vote, as an opportunity to continue to work for equal rights for ALL citizens.

The History of Women’s Equality Day

At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 and passed in 1973, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York. The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. Workplaces, libraries, organizations, and public facilities now participate with Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, video showings, or other activities.

https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/resources/commemorations/womens-equality-day/

[The Daily Irishman]

1. I was Shocked Mississippi Wasn't in the 5 Worst!

[Miigwech]

2. I thought it would have been Alabama or Mississippi as well. Those two

are always at the bottom sadly. Very wrong on this one.