Let’s celebrate Women’s History Month and work to achieve full equality
With March marking Women’s History Month, it provides the opportunity to reflect upon the strides made by women, and the progress still to be made on the path to equality.
For example, even in 2015, many women still don’t earn equal pay for equal work. In fact, women make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns and it’s time for this to change. Over the years, New York State has played a leading role in the fight for equal rights. We can and should continue leading the way.
Throughout history, New Yorkers have been at the forefront of the women’s equality movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a key figure in the fight for women’s suffrage, drafted the Declaration of Sentiments for the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and both Stanton and Susan B. Anthony’s efforts were crucial in winning women the right to vote.