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This week marks the 61st anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, a pivotal law that banned gender-based wage discrimination in the United States, revolutionizing our workforce. Enacted June 10, 1963, just two years prior to my birth, it’s evident that despite the significant progress we’ve made towards gender equality in our nation, the struggle for equal rights and equal pay remains present.
That’s why, in 2018, I fulfilled a life mission by founding the Nevada Women in Trades, a nonprofit organization that challenges the male dominated trades industry by empowering women of color across our state with opportunities in blue-collar jobs.
The above excerpt was originally published in the Las Vegas Sun.
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