Her Writing On The Wall

This June will mark the 56th year since the Equal Pay Act was passed. President John F. Kennedy aimed to abolish the wage disparity based on sex. Even after half a century later, the wage gap has not come anywhere close to disappearing. In 1963, women earned only 59% of every paycheck that their male counterpart made; unfortunately, not much has changed, in 2018 women earned only a total of 77 cents every dollar of their male colleague. It is thought that in a progressive country like America, such problems like these would not arise. Although the quality of work done by women and men is equal, the monetary value is not the same. In the past decade, albeit the support for gender equality has increased, the wage gap remains omnipresent in all industries.  As power-hungry companies are questioned for their discrimination, they remain silent and in denial of any biases that they hold. The wage gap changes as the women ages, usually being at its peak when women are in their 30s and 4

Change.  Change is something that is inevitable.  Change is something that just happens. It makes you a different person, a more mature person, a better person. Change happens to everyone. Everyone changes. You’ve changed. I’ve changed. From starting this blog in sixth grade and writing about my life to going through middle school and now being a sophomore in high school, I’ve learned, and I’ve changed. Switching schools, making new friends, becoming more focused in life, foreseeing where my future path is,and altering my perspective on what lies in front of me has changed my vision on life and on my purpose.  That’s why I’ve decided to change the focus of this blog from more of a journal to a place where I’ll be writing about issues that I feel are necessary to address along with any interesting adventures that I encounter. I would like to make this blog more than just a place where I would speak about my experiences at school, but a place that I can speak up about anything and m