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Today we commemorate the adoption of the 19th Amendment in 1920 – a day now known as Women’s Equality Day. More than a century later, we honor the women who fought for that right, but we also confront the reality that the promise of full equality remains unfinished.

I believe that when women succeed, America succeeds.

And yet, more than 100 years after women won the right to vote, inequality persists in nearly every part of American life. Barriers remain in our workplaces, schools, healthcare system, and at the ballot box. Women still earn less than men across most professions, with women of color facing the steepest wage gaps.

I proudly voted to support the Equal Rights Amendment in 2021 — a historic effort to finally enshrine gender equality in our Constitution and eliminate laws and policies that discriminate against women. However, just this year, House Republicans passed the SAVE Act , which will create significant new barriers to voting for the 69 million women who have changed their names after marriage . I spoke out against this dangerous bill because after more than a century of progress, we cannot allow new barriers to silence women’s voices at the ballot box.

Achieving gender equality in America will require sustained commitment — not just from leaders in Washington, but from every generation determined to carry the fight forward.

So on this Women’s Equality Day, let’s keep up the fight to ensure that gender equality is delivered.

Onwards,

Terri Sewell
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