Bridget Bartlett writes that the possible overturning of Roe. v. Wade highlights a grave problem in the Magnolia State: a severe shortage of reproductive-health physicians.
Lilly Ledbetter was the catalyst in creation of The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to make clear that workers can challenge every discriminatory paycheck. Ledbetter along with Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable strongly encourages Mississippi lawmakers to not blindly pass equal-pay bills HB 770 and SB 2451 without amendments specifically catering to working women.
The past three-and-a-half years have seen more women of color stepping up, running for office, leading movements, and getting prepared to turn out the vote like never before. The Time 100 list of most influential people for 2020 has more women than ever.
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