"While much remains to be done to..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage for men-this legislation is a significant step forward.
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More on Equality
“The meticulous care for the rights of the least among us is the sin qua non of nonviolence.”
“A woman can do anything a man can do today and then some. She can even have a child without a man.”
“We have prayed, we have coaxed, we have begged, for the vote, with the hope that men, out of chivalry, would bestow equal rights upon women and take them into partnership in the affairs of the state. We hoped that their common sense would triumph over prejudices and stupidity. We thought their boasted sense of justice would overcome the errors that so often fetter the human spirit; but we have always gone away empty handed. We shall beg no more.”
More on Women
“I believe when women succeed America succeeds!”
“If you are in a country that is progressive, the woman is progressive. If you're in a country that reflects the consciousness toward the importance of education, it's because the woman is aware of the importance of education. But in every backward country you'll find the women are backward, and in every country where education is not stressed its because the women don't have education.”
“A woman can smell mink through six inches of lead.”