Then and Now

Then:
-Women win the right to vote in 1920
-Birth control pill approved in 1960
-The Equal Pay Act is passed in 1963
-The Civil Rights Act passes in 1964, outlawing sex discrimination in employment
-In 1967 NOW leads successful fight to extend affirmative action in federal contracts to women
-Women win title IX in 1972, prohibiting sex discrimination in education and ATHLETICS
-In 1973 Roe v. Wade establishes a woman's legal right to an abortion
-In 1978 feminists win a ban on employment discrimination against pregnant women
-Sexual harassment is ruled an illegal form of job discrimination in 1986
Family and Medical Leave passes in 1993
The Violence against Women Act is signed in 1994

Now: the struggle is not over...
-Women are paid only 3/4 of men's pay; women of color make even less
-racism, sexism & homophobia are rampant
- women make up LESS THAN 1/5 OF THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND STATE GOVERNORS
-Women hold the top positions at LESS THAN 3% OF THE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
-increased restrictions on reproductive rights leave women with less control over their bodies, health, & well-being
-women and girls are more than 85% of all U.S. rape and domestic violence victims
-congress and most states do not grant equal marriage rights to lesbian & gay couples
-90% of eating disorder victims are women; women are 85% of cosmetic surgery patients

Get involved at your local women's center today!