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Women be brave and challenge your own status quo

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When I look back at history I don’t think there has ever been a time when it’s been easy to be a woman. Even in the bible, Eve gets the blame for bringing sin to Adam. Fast forward to today and we still see mixed messages about how women are valued in our society. The media coverage of movements like #MeToo, #TimesUp, as well as stories about pay disparity and inequity are constant reminders that while we’ve seen change on many fronts, the bitter reality is a lot more needs to be done to raise the grade in how women are paid, treated, and valued in our culture. I’m sure you have these stats but they’re worth noting: In the U.S. women make up 51% of voters, yet women make up 20% or less in the U.S. Congress and Senate As of 2016, women now hold a paltry 4.2% of CEO positions in America’s 500 biggest companies In 2016, more women earned bachelor’s degrees, yet women still get underpaid for the same job as their male counterpart Today, on average, a woman earns 79 cents for eve