Senator Hannah Beth Jackson speaks at Lompoc AAUW luncheon
The American Association of University Women hosted a luncheon today in Lompoc.
California Senator Hannah Beth Jackson spoke to the group on women’s rights. She touched on her victory last October getting legislation signed which requires publicly held corporations in California to have a minimum of one woman on its board of directors.
The AAUW is an organization that advocates for women’s rights.
“The American Association of University Women has been a very active participant in some of the key legislation that I have brought in Sacramento for California to address issues of pay inequality and giving women in the workforce the opportunity to be able to work and care for there families,” said CA Democratic Senator Hannah Beth Jackson.
The room was packed with guests listening to Senator Jackson recall being a little girl and not being allowed to play little league baseball just because of her gender. She said it was in that moment she vowed to fight for women’s rights.
“Many of us have been in this battle for many many years,” said Jackson.
The AAUW chooses a theme every year to focus its attention on.
“This year’s theme is visionary women, champions of peace and nonviolence. Today we are having our luncheon the same time that DC is holding a luncheon honoring the nine women awarded for being women of vision and of peace,” said Lompoc MayorJenelle Osborne.
Senator Jackson commented on the importance of women being on corporations boards of directors. She mentioned in Harvey Weinstein’s scandal that not one woman sat on his board of directors.
“I would submit to you if there had been a woman on that board this would have never been allowed,” said Jackson.
The AAUW was started in 1881 and has since been a resource and a supportive network for women to improve their lives. It is a nonpartisan, nonreligious group that welcomes people who want to fight for women equality.
Senator Jackson authored more than sixty bills into law thus far, one of those being Californians Fair Pay act which makes employers pay men and women equally for doing the same kind of work.
Many at the event were inspired by both Jackson and the work AAUW continues to do.
