In 2016, Lisa Blunt Rochester won the election for the state House of Representatives in Delaware, making it the first female state representative to be elected. Besides her, several other women hold important roles, including lieutenant governor, state auditor, and state treasurer.
“We have made progress, but there is still work to be done,” Ross Levine emphasized. “We see that there are some challenges, especially when it comes to Black and Hispanic women in the state. For example, the overall wage gap; [white] “White men in Delaware earn 81 cents for every dollar a woman earns, compared to 53 cents for a Hispanic woman and 61 cents for a black woman,” Ross Levine explained.
“It’s a painful memory.”
Ms. Harrison, 24, an admissions recruiter at Goldie Beacom College, has made significant strides in women’s representation and leadership. However, she personally faced barriers in the job market and often felt like she had to start at the bottom, despite her qualifications.
“When it comes to the workplace as a woman, it’s often disappointing to not be selected, even though I have a lot of experience, such as a bachelor’s degree and working in different fields,” she says. said. Said. “You always have to start from the bottom and work your way up. Just like you can never just get into a leadership role right away with all this experience.”
The report notes that significant progress has been made in improving access to health care, with the proportion of uninsured women decreasing dramatically from 8% a decade ago to 5.1% today.
Harrison, who currently has insurance, said she knows the pain of an unemployed mother who currently doesn’t have insurance.
“This is a stark reminder that inequalities in health care persist across generations,” she says. “I think health care itself is not just about access. It’s a matter of trust in the quality of care you receive, but communities of color have been underserved and ignored in the health care system for far too long.” I feel that I have been abused and even abused, and that this has real consequences.”
