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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Women in Congress, 1917-2018: Service Dates and Committee Assignments by Member, and Lists by State and Congress* -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Tables and Data -- Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and Committee Assignments -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2 -- Pay Equity: Legislative and Legal Developments* -- Abstract -- Earnings Data for Male and Female Workers -- Legal and Legislative Background -- Laws That Combat Sex-Based Wage Discrimination -- The Ledbetter Case and Subsequent Legislation -- The Wal-Mart Case -- Recent Legislation -- Paycheck Fairness Act -- Fair Pay Act -- Other Bills in the 114th Congress -- Chapter 3 -- Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court: Developments in the Law* -- Abstract -- Equal Protection Cases -- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact -- Pregnancy Discrimination -- Gender Stereotypes -- Mixed Motives -- Sexual Harassment -- Same-Sex Sexual Harassment -- Employer Liability -- Retaliation -- Class Action Status -- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 -- Chapter 4 -- Women in Combat: Issues for Congress* -- Abstract -- Issue -- Background -- World War II and the Women's Armed Services Integration Act -- The All-Volunteer Force and Social Change -- The "Risk Rule" for Assignment of Women -- Repeal of the "Risk Rule" and a New Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule -- Women in Combat Zones: Iraq and Afghanistan -- Women on Submarines -- Military Leadership Diversity Commission -- DOD Review of Combat Exclusion Policies -- The Repeal of the Direct Combat Exclusion Rule and Recent Developments -- Key Issues for Congress -- "Gender-Neutral" Standards -- Definitions and Requirements -- Review and Validation -- Implementation Concerns -- Options for Congress

Support and inspiration are provided to teens interested in taking action on women's issues. The author reports on activists who have helped women's causes in amazing ways, and provides a wide variety of ideas and resources for teens wanting to make a difference. Chapters highlight a host of areas where help is needed, including fighting harmful media images of women, combating violence against women, improving women's health worldwide, and advancing women's political and economic status

Women in America did not have rights equal to men until the 1800s, with the right to vote being in 1920. Today, there are many issues about which women are concerned that are barriers to their success personally, physically, and vocationally. Some of the top issues that concern women, and others, are: poverty, hunger, and homelessness; the gender wage gap; violence; reproductive rights; health care; paid leave; and competent child care. Single mothers account for 83 percent of all single households in the country. One-third of single women with disabilities are at poverty level, and an additional 26 percent living one to two times below the poverty level. It is important that Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors are aware of these issues and are prepared with information and resources to help women become successfully employed. Women in the workforce benefit the economy and positively affect political and social change. The video during this presentation will illustrate that a wide range of people have these concerns about women's roles and treatment in society, and there are more similarities than differences between everyone.