Emily Dickenson, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many more other women have made a difference in this world due to discrimination and inequality. Today, women face many obstacles with prejudice especially in the economy. Four major points including, being equal with men, speaking without fear, earning the amount they deserve, and respect. This is why Congress should pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. The first reasoning behind this is because ever since the ratification of the nineteenth amendment women have been considered equal with men. As Lisa Maatz wrote, “[t]he proposed measure would provide a vital update to the Equal Pay Act, bringing its principles and practices in line with the nation’s other civil rights laws” (Maatz). The reason
