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【正文】 eye towards justice, equality, and opportunity ascore, mon values,suddenly we start to look at something that is better for thegreaterwhole. The whole bees larger than thesum of its parts, and we bee a strongernation for it.
Fighting for womenamp。rsquo。s equality notonly challenges the status quo but pels thefundamental question, “。Why notseek justice for all and opportunity for everyone?”。
In the . today, nearly 50million Americans are living below the poverty line, includingoneinfiveAmerican children, and more than a quarter of black and Hispanicmunities. Athird of householdsheaded by single women are below the poverty line. Itamp。rsquo。s unbelievable andunacceptable that thisis the world weamp。rsquo。re in today.
Even as women are outearning menin college degrees and advanced degrees, and are agrowing share of primary householdearners amp。ndash。 men still outearn women in salary.
The key to a growing economy……。 thekey to a thriving middle class……。 the key to an Americawhere every family has achance at the American Dream……。 is unleashing the potential of all ofus,including women.
Thatamp。rsquo。s why Iamp。rsquo。m fighting so hardin the Senate. In honor of today and in honor of thisgeneration, we arecalling it our Why Not Agenda amp。ndash。 it will equip anyone with an AmericanDreamwith the tools to reach it and guarantees that opportunity for all.
Why not increase the minimumwage?
Why not expand paid familymedical leave?
Why not provide universal preK?
Why not make quality affordabledaycare accessible?
Why not equal pay for equal work?
If we just paid a woman a dollaron the dollar for the exact same work, Americaamp。rsquo。s GDP couldgrow by up to 9percent.
If we just took the time to raisethe minimum wage and get so many wage earners out ofpoverty, our GDP will growby another $30 billion in just three years, creating up to 100,000new jobs.
When every woman has paid familyleave, 40,000 more new mothers will stay in their jobsand continue to advance their careersthroughout their lifetime.
You, as Vassaramp。rsquo。s great heirs totheir revolutionary experiment, can realize this vision andturn this opportunityinto a bold, powerful reality.
Standing so close to where shemade her home, I am very inspired by the words of EleanorRoosevelt, who said,”。You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in whichyoureally stop and look at fear in the face……。.You must do the thing you think youcannot do.”。
So Iamp。rsquo。m asking you to find it inyourselves not just to meet the demands of a new era, but tolead usthere. Lead us to new discoveries andnew ideas. Lead us to the dream that Vassar wasfounded on. And when met with a challenge of tired,outdated, statusquo thinking, it is myhope that you will not see the world asit is, but you will see it as it could, and should, be, andsay, “。Why not?”。
Thank you, and congratulations
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