In America, We Have Long

I Just Remember When My First Child Was Born I Called The Personnel Office And I Asked Them About Their Leave Policies. And They Said, "leave Policies? Women Just Leave And They Don't Come Back." And I Said, "but I Want To Come Back." They Said, "we Have No Leave Policy." And Then They Said, "why Don't You Apply For Disability?" Well, Having A Child Is Not A Disability.

More Women Are Working Because They Have To, That's What It Takes To Put The Food On The Table And Pay The Rent. And Yet We Have Not Changed Our Policies To Support The Family. The Right Wing Goes To The Floor, And They Did When They Were In Power, And Talk About Family Values. Well, Where Are They? Family Values Is Support For Child Care. Family Values Is Equal Pay For Equal Work So That Women Are Paid Appropriately.

Usually Women Are The Lynchpins Of The Family. They Carry The Brunt Of The Work At Home And Of Being Mothers And Of Taking Care Of The Children. Not Always. I Have A Wonderful Husband, Who Is A Great Father And Has Helped Tremendously At Home. And I Think That Men Are Getting In Touch And I Think That The Role That They Have Is So Important, To Be A Good Father And Have A Good Career And Be A Good Husband. But I Think That As More And More Women Go Into The Workforce, You Have To Have More Help At Home And It Becomes More Of A Sharing Of Responsibilities.

The Original Feminists Wanted Two Things. They Wanted The Right To Vote, From Which We Could Work To Get More Equality. And We Have Made Progress. We Did Pass The Anti-discrimination Law, Title 7, Title 9, Equality In The Workplace, Equality In Education And In Sports And In All These Other Areas. But Enforcement Is Very Hard. Changing Stereotypes Is Very Hard.

Where Are The Women? The Women Are Here.