BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:64e301fe-8d6e-481c-b90e-39c4365033f6.175926@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20170125T225506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170125T225506Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Ballroom East SUMMARY:Public Affairs Conference - Liberty and women's equality DESCRIPTION:Women are a voting majority in the United States yet females h old only 20% of seats in the U.S. Congress\, 24% in state legislatures an d six governorships. Additionally\, women make up 47% of the total U.S. l abor force yet only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are female. While there is mor e equality and fairness in the workplace than ever before\, perhaps this paints too rosy a picture. Issues of domestic and sexual violence\, pay e quality\, paid family leave and access to contraception remain. What is t he best way forward in protecting and promoting women’s equality? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Women are a voting majority in the United States yet females hold onl
y 20% of seats in the U.S. Congress\, 24% in state legislatures and six g
overnorships. Additionally\, women make up 47% of the total U.S. labor fo
rce yet only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are female. While there is more equal
ity and fairness in the workplace than ever before\, perhaps this paints
too rosy a picture. Issues of domestic and sexual violence\, pay equality
\, paid family leave and access to contraception remain. What is the best
way forward in protecting and promoting women&rsquo\;s equality? \;<
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