Issues in the US
- Wage gap
- Representation in government
- Poverty/Job opportunities
- Sexual Assualt
60 percent of sexual assaults have gone unreported since 2009 (AAUW)
Women represent less than 20 percent of Congress (AAUW)
"By the time a college-educated woman turns 59, she will have lost almost $800,000 throughout her life due to the gender wage gap." (Smilowitz)
"In just about every state in the country, Millennial women are more likely than Millennial men to have a college degree, yet Millennial women also have higher poverty rates and lower earnings than Millennial men." (Smilowitz)