Women's Rights
Women have been fighting for our rights for most of the history of the United States. Ninety years ago, I couldn’t run for this office, nor could a woman vote for the man who could run for it. We’ve fought and won many battles for other important issues too – better access to education, equal treatment in various legal situations, better workplace treatment, and for laws that help us raise our families if we’re single moms.
But much more needs to be done.
Why can men write off their Viagra prescriptions on their medical insurance policies, but women cannot be reimbursed for birth control expenses? Why are men paid 15% more on the average, for doing the same work as women? Why do women who have suffered from spousal or sexual abuse have to continually deal with legal obstacles no male would have to endure? Why, in spite of the fact that abortions are safer, and more rare than at any time in the past 30 years, do some still seek to make them illegal in every case?
As Alaska’s first woman representative in the House, I would work to:
- Pass equal work, equal pay legislation.
- Monitor federal workplace safety and harassment regulations and make sure that women are protected in the workplace.
- Defend the woman’s right to choose.
- Fight for women’s legal defense rights and adequate support when pursuing justice against a perpetrator.
- Increase women’s opportunities in business.
