"The State of the American Woman"

     While browsing TIME's website, I saw an article headline which I knew would discuss our current Women and Children in America unit; "The State of the American Woman: What Women Want Now." The article compared today's world to that of the 1970's. Their central argument was that there have been significant, unrecognized changes in the battle for women's equality, and that men believe the sexes are equal but women do not. First of all, in the work world, do you feel that men and women are equal? Are you a man or a woman, and how has that effected your response? 
      Personally, I know that women still make around 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, but my experiences in the work world have been quite positive. Let me explain; I am still a high school student, but I work as a receptionist once a week in an office that has about the same amount of men as women. However, the men do have the higher up positions. Yet, I am the youngest person in my office and one of the newest people, so that would explain my positioning in the office hierarchy. On another note, I am one of the increasing numbers of varsity female athletes.
     For the past eight months, my mom has been the breadwinner in my family, not my dad; he got laid off eight months ago, and my mom went from part time teaching to full time teaching to fill in the gaps. According to the article, my family is one of many where this has happened.
     How do you feel about gender in the workplace? Do you think things are equal, or not? What, if anything, do we still need to do to make things equal?