1. Getting paid as much as men.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963, which turns 50 this year, was intended to prohibit se!based wa"e
discri#ination$ %owe&er, wo#en still recei&e an a&era"e of '' cents to e&ery dollar earned by #en, and
stories of inco#e inequality are unfortunately all too co##on$
2. Being fairly and proportionally represented in the media.
(n fa#ily fil#s, there are, on a&era"e, )$*) #ale characters to e&ery fe#ale character$ (f that isn+t bad
enou"h, don+t for"et the disproportionately lower nu#ber of wo#en fil# critics, directors and producers$
3. Becoming President.
*9 countries in the world ha&e had a wo#an leader, the -nited .tates hasn+t /yet0$
4. Getting a cheap haircut.
The 1anes ha&e outlawed it, but in A#erica you+re still li2ely to pay for a haircut dependin" on your
"ender rather than your hairstyle$
5. Occupational sex segregation.
(n )009, #en outnu#bered wo#en at a rate of '3 percent to )' percent in all science and
en"ineerin" sectors of e#ploy#ent$
6. Pregnancy discrimination in the or!place.
This docu#ent co#plied by the A34- and others shows that unfortunately, this is still a &ery real proble#
that #any people face$
". #exual $iolence.
5ine out of 10 &icti#s of atte#pted or co#pleted rape in the -nited .tates are wo#en$
%. Getting access to free &irth control.
E&en under the Affordable 3are Act, so#e birth control is only a&ailable with co!pay$ The -nited
6in"do# and other countries offer free birth control, why can+t we7
'. Getting &lamed and shamed.
8icti# bla#in", slut!sha#in", and 9rape!splainin": are lar"ely tar"eted toward wo#en &icti#s$
1(. )enstruation frustration.
Post!pubescent and pre!#enopausal, wo#en are still #enstruatin";and still "ettin" patroni<edfor it$