WOMEN’S AND FAMILY RIGHTS
We have come a long way but still have much to achieve in terms of women’s rights. With less choice over their health and body, less pay for the same work, and being forced to often choose between work and family, women deserve more. As a society, we need to ensure that women are not seen as second class citizens in the workplace and that discrimination of any kind is dealt with quickly and definitively. As men, we should make sure that we uphold these values in our behavior and interaction with our friends, colleagues, and children, among others. No woman should ever be made to feel like she is not up to a task, or treated as though she cannot handle a job just because of her gender. Similarly, we need to make sure the stigma surrounding women and their family is removed to help support our mothers and not penalize them. Finally, women should have sole control over decisions about their body, trusting them to make the hard choices that are right for them and best for their lives.
MY PRIORITIES:
Enhance protections for gender discrimination and equal pay
Give women access to all health care they may need, placing crucial decisions in their hands and free of government overreach
Promote families of all types to remove the stigma behind discrimination and ill-treatment, leading to more confidence in starting and raising families
Enact legislation guaranteeing 6 months of paid parental leave free of retaliation in the workplace
Expand access to affordable and quality childcare to help all families