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Why Women's Lives Aren't Getting Any Easier - and HOW EXACTLY WE COULD MAKE Real Improvement for Ourselves and Our Daughters As a young woman, Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney asked her grandmother for job advice. She was stunned by the reply: "Get committed." Though much has transformed for women since that time, more has continued to be the same. Over a January evening in 2008, Maloney and her daughter attended a Hillary Clinton rally in New Hampshire. Men in the audience placed "Flat iron My T-shirt" posters aloft. This small incident provoked outrage, but it provided an important peephole onto larger problems that women face today. In her groundbreaking reserve Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated, congresswoman Maloney shatters the myths about how way we've come, highlighting how women's issues permeate every world of society, and how political change has provided only a fraction of a solution.The previous co-chair of the Women's Caucus, Maloney has access to an abundance of cutting-edge research that helps her light up what lengths behind we still fall season on gender equality in issues from professional medical to educational opportunities, from poverty to reproductive independence. It goes without saying that women are working harder than ever, but they're still paid only three-quarters the salary of the guy counterparts. She weaves this essential information with gripping testimonies of real women, making clear that she's not taking some abstract political position. She's discussing real people, real lives.Maloney also factors the way onward, sharing inspiring tales of female activists who've managed to make a difference and presenting viewers with "do something" guides that show all women functional ways they can help lead to change in their lives and the lives of others.
