This cat represents the sexual harrassment that women endure on a daily basis. A study by Cornell University in 2016 found that 84% of women have been catcalled by the age of 17.
This dollar sign represents the wage gap between men and women in the U.S. and around the globe. According to National Women's Law Center, in New York, for every dollar a man makes a woman makes 88 cents.
This dress symbolizes the unfair dress codes that deprioritze girls' educations. Nearly 20% of all American middle and high school students report that they have been dress coded for wearing "innapropriate" clothing based on their gender. In many cases, girls are even forced to miss class in order to deal with the punishments for violating the dress code.
This magazine represents the media's unrealistic portrayal of women and women's bodies. The use of photoshop and retouching often creates a standard of beauty that is unreachable for most women and girls.
This represents issues women face when it comes to health care.These issues include limited access to affordable family planning services such as Planned Parenthood, which provide many vital services such as cancer screenings and STD tests.
This represents the gender gap in the STEM fields. Although progress is being made, according to Girls Who Code, men represent 82% of the computer sciene field. By 2020, 1.4 million jobs in the computing field will be available. US graduates will be able to fill 29%, but women will only represent 3%.
