Time flies when you are not always having fun. As women we spread ourselves so thin it boggles the mind. I know I am not alone in trying to multi-task to the nines. For one it has been over two months since I have even thought of blogging. Why you may ask? Well between being on a chain of multi attendance of funerals, everyday household chores, keeping up with our business and my chocolate business and then looking for some quiet time, and yes trying to say "NO" to adding things to my long list of To-Do's.. But hey I am not alone.
One of my things added to my list was to find a speaker for my business women's group that was new and exciting and a topic that needs to be addressed by all women. I have attempted for some time to bring more focus on certain women's issues and have wanted to get the word out on how important it is for the state in which I have lived for the past 16 years (Missouri) passes our own Equal Rights Amendment. It is surprising that there are still several states (mostly southern) that have not passed there own state amendment. Some women think it isn't important, other's think it would hinder our over-all importance in the workforce and a variety of other reasons not to get involved. Statistically we still only make 78% for every dollar a male gets in pay, we have less than 3% women as CEO's, many of the statistics out there are staggering when it comes to women's rights even in 2012!
Although we have come a long way, we have a long way to go.
I have been trying to compile some other information to have available at the meeting and one thing is The 100 Most Famous and Influential Women in History. Thank goodness for Google searching because some I never knew about. My committee and I will work diligiently to provide useful information as will our speaker (I don't want to jinx it by saying who it is yet) but I have heard from reliable sources that she will inspire us with her presence. Lets wake up the sleeping tiger and work hard and strong to make our foremothers, our daughters, granddaughters, nieces and male influences that we can be equal in whatever we do.
Recently in a period of thought it actually dawned on be why in 2012 we are still thinking and attempting to get equal rights. Women have so much on their plates with marriage, having and raising children, working, volunteering and the never-ending list of things we do we have literally let the issues pass us by, others become more important and priorities change but really hasn't it been long enough?
When I look at the history in pictures of women's suffrage, equality etc. the fashion has changed sometimes more than the issues.
