Women's Equality Day August 26, 2021 - Reviving the Legacy - USDA Forest Service
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Women's
Equality Day
August 26, 2021
Reviving the Legacy
United States Department of Agriculture
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being
made... It shouldn't be that women are the exception.”
~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Voting is the best way to honor generations of women who
paved the way for me."
~ VP Kamala Harris
49th Vice President of the United States
Kamala D. Harris
The first female, Black American and South Asian American elected as Vice President.
"...I believe, resolutely, that if we want to strengthen democracy, we
must fight for gender equality..."
~ VP Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala D. Harris' journey to the White House.
This month, USDA celebrates the Women's Equality Day and recognizes the
contributions our women and colleagues make to drive our Nation forward toward a
better, safer, healthier, and more equitable tomorrow for all women.
Welcome
Angilla Denton, Chief Risk Officer, RD
Leadership Remarks
Dr. Jewel Bronaugh
Deputy Secretary, USDA
Introduction of 1st Speaker
Michael Dukes, Management Analyst, OASCR
1st Guest Speaker
Barbara Rater
Director of the Census and Survey Division, NASS
Erin Phelps
Branch Chief, Risk Management, FS
[Women in Fire]
Lauren Wesson
Senior Equal Opportunity Specialist, OASCR
[Gender Equity]
USDA Staff
Gender Equality Slideshow
Introduction of 2nd Speaker
Shalon Santana, Assistant to the Director, AMS
Guest Speaker
Patricia McMahon
Lead Outreach and Education Coordinator, EEOC
[Trailblazers & Equal Pay]
Closing Remarks
Lauren Wesson
Speakers
Dr. Jewel Bronaugh Barbara Rater
Deputy Secretary of Director of the Census and Survey
Agriculture Division, NASS
Patricia McMahon Erin Phelps
Lead Outreach and Branch Chief,
Education Coordinator, Risk Management, FS
EEOC
July 19-20, 1848 October 16, 1916
Seneca Falls Convention First Birth Control Clinic in the U S . .
'
The first women s rights convention Margaret Sanger opens Americas '
organized by women including , first birth control clinic in Brooklyn
suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton
— Sanger's efforts led to the
,
and Lucretia Mott is held at Seneca
creation of today's Planned
, ,
Falls New York sparking the
Parenthood.
movement that leads to the passage
of the 19th Amendment.
How it started .
August 26, 1920 May 20, 1932
American Women Gain the
Right to Vote A Woman Did That ?
. .
The U S Congress adopts the 19th
Amelia Earhart becomes the first
,
Amendment also known as the
woman and second pilot ever to fly
'Susan B. Anthony Amendment,'
solo nonstop across the Atlantic .
giving women the right to vote.
December 1, 1955 January 22, 1973
This Seat is Taken .
Roe v Wade
Black seamstress Rosa Parks refuses
In a historic decision in the Roe v .
to give up her seat to a white man on
, . .
Wade case the U S Supreme Court
,
a bus in Montgomery helping to
'
affirms women s constitutional
launch the civil rights movement . right to abortion .
June 18, 1983 January 20, 2021
'
The Sky s the Limit A New Beginning
Flying on the Space Shuttle Kamala Harris is sworn in as the first
,
Challenger Sally Ride becomes -
woman and first woman of color Vice -
the first American woman in President of the United States .
space .
'
How it s going .
Gender Equality Trailblazers
Dr. Jewel Bronaugh Monica Rainge
Deputy Secretary, USDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights, USDA
Dr. Janet Yellen Debra Haaland Gina Raimondo Marcia Fudge
Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development
Dr. Cecilia Rouse Isabel Guzman
Jennifer Granholm Avril Haines Katherine Tai Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Chair of Council of Administrator of the Small
Secretary, Department of Energy Director of National U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Ambassador to the
Economic Advisers Business Administration
Intelligence United Nations
Nancy Pelosi Maxine Waters Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez Elise Stefanik Stacy Abrams
Dr. Rachel Levine Minority Leader, Georgia
Speaker of the House of Representatives House of Representatives House of Representatives
Assistant Secretary for Health House of Representatives
House of Representatives California, 43rd District New York, 14th District New York, 21st District
(2011-2017)
Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan Amy Coney Barrett Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Associate Supreme Court Associate Supreme Court Associate Supreme Court Associate
Justice Justice Justice Justice (1993-2020)
Anna Valencia Mary Elizabeth Taylor
City Clerk of Chicago Assistant Secretary for
Legislative Affairs
(2018-2020)
Michelle Obama Mackenzie Scott Melanie Campbell
First Lady of the United States Novelist and Philanthropist President/CEO, National Coalition
(2009-2016) of Civic Participation
USDA Agencies and Offices
Office of the Secretary| Departmental Administration | Office of the General Counsel
Office of the Inspector General | Office of Communication | Office of the Executive Secretariat
Office of the Chief Information Officer | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Office of the Chief Financial Officer | Office of Congressional Relations
Office of Energy and Environmental Policy | Office of Budget and Program Analysis
Office of Chief Economist |Office of Trial Relations | National Appeals Division
Agricultural Marketing Service | Agricultural Research Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Economic Research Service | Farm Service Agency | Farm Production and Conservation Business Center
Food and Nutrition Service | Food Safety and Inspetion Service |Foreign Agricultural Service
Forest Service | National Agricultural Library |National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Institute of Food and Agriculture | National Food Conservation Service
Risk Management Agency |Rural Business Cooperative Service | Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service | Rural Development | Office of Operations & ManagementUSDA Nondiscrimination Statement In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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