Women have made great strides in the fight for equality, but gender bias continues to create huge barriers for many—especially immigrants, women of color, women with low incomes, and victims of domestic violence.
Women's History Month draws attention to the women who have fought for the rights we have today, and at the same time highlights the ongoing struggles for women's equality, such as ensuring economic and educational opportunities for all women, ending violence against women, and addressing the harms to women and girls caught up in the criminal justice system.
Since 1972 the ACLU Women's Rights Project has been working to systematically end discrimination against women and girls and to challenge the obstacles that prevent women and girls from participating fully in all aspects of society.
> Invite friends and supporters to a screening of Freedom Files: Women's Rights, followed by a group discussion, facilitated by the Viewer's Guide(pdf). If you are a student, encourage a campus women's rights groups to host a screening.
> Write a Letter to the Editor calling attention to Women's History Month for your local paper. Pick a women's rights issue you feel strongly about and explain why recognizing Women's History Month and continuing the fight for women's equality is important to you.
