Women's History Month
Women's History Month by Reanna Hicks, J.D. Candidate, Class of 2023 Women’s History Month has been celebrated for over 30 years, initially it was an achievement that provided a platform for Women’s contributions to be highlighted, but now if feels like a lazy afterthought. The US government has a lackluster website that hits all the cliché talking points. The problem with scheduled annual celebrations is that they allow individuals a way to pat themselves on the back without making any real change. Businesses create social media post to “celebrate” their employees that are women, people like the post and everyone feels good and goes on with their day. You do not see any businesses posting that they will take measurable steps to pay women at the same rate as their male counterparts. To this day women earn 83 cents to every dollar men earn ( https://www.businessinsider.com/gender-wage-pay-gap-charts-2017-3 ). This idea is not new, over fifteen years ago Morgan Freeman said “I do