The Status of Women in Missouri, 2004: Highlights
Missouri reflects both the advances and limited progress achieved by women in the United States. Women in Missouri and the United States as a whole are seeing important changes in their lives and in
The Status of Women in Missouri, 2004: Highlights
Missouri reflects both the advances and limited progress achieved by women in the United States. Women in Missouri and the United States as a whole are seeing important changes in their lives and in their access to political, economic, and social rights. However, they by no means enjoy equality with men, and they still lack many of the legal guarantees that would allow them to achieve that equality. Women in Missouri and the nation would benefit from stronger enforcement of equal opportunity laws, better political representation, adequate and affordable child care, and other policies that would help improve their status.