On August 6, the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women’s suffrage, was certified.
Now, 90 years after gaining the right to vote, women have achieved much; however, there are still gaps in our status in this country. Men still earn more for comparable work. Men dominate board rooms. Men dominate politics. Men dominate academic medicine and science, my own field.
Vision 2020 calls for a decade of discussion and action about these ongoing inequalities:
Vision 2020 is a national project focused on advancing gender equality by energizing the dialogue about women and leadership. Its first public event takes place on Oct. 21-22, 2010, when a congress of national delegates, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, will meet at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to launch an action agenda to move America toward equality by 2020, the centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment.
“What is Equality?” Vision 2020’s Anthem poses some provocative questions. Watch, think and engage by clicking here.
My favorite description of Vision 2020:
Vision 2020 will develop and launch its decade-long action agenda to move America toward equality by inspiring and engaging new generations of women and men to finish the work of the suffragists
[Emphasis mine]
I am delighted to represent the state of Nebraska in this important endeavor. All of the delegates can be found, by state, here. We represent every field of human (not just feminine) endeavor, with a wide range of backgrounds and goals.
Vision 2020 may will be one of the coolest things I get to do.
I hope we can advance the work of the suffragists. I hope we can work toward a country where a woman will be elected president. I hope our conversations and actions can drive pay equity. After all, I have a daughter.
Equality: Are we there yet? No. That is why we must keep driving forward.
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