National Women’s Equality Day 2020

The SAVMA Cultural Outreach Officers with the help of our Integrative Communications and Diversity Committee put together this incredible statement for National Women's Equality Day. 

Today, August 26th, 2020, SAVMA recognizes and celebrates National Women’s Equality Day. This day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens on the basis of sex¹. As we acknowledge this milestone in our nation's history, we must also reflect on the current status of gender equality within the veterinary profession, as well as the ongoing needed efforts to address gender discrimination that continues to persist.

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