Quest for Equality timeline.

Apr 30, 1932

Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across Atlantic and International Women’s Day was first observed in 1909
Apr 30, 1932

Hattie Caraway of Arkansas becomes first woman elected to Senate and 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage without regard to gender Katherine Graham of the Washington Post Company became the first female CEO to break into the Fortune
Apr 30, 1938

Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage without regard to gender
Apr 30, 1963

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at getting rid of wage disparity based on sex
Apr 30, 1963

Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress to close gender pay gap and 1964 Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex
Apr 30, 1963

Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress to close gender pay gap
Apr 30, 1964

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.
Apr 30, 1982

women earned more bachelor’s degrees than men for the first time, and women have increased their share of bachelor’s degrees in every year since then.
Apr 30, 1982

For the first time, more women than men receive bachelor’s degrees
Apr 30, 1993

during the Clinton administration, Reno was nominated and confirmed as the first woman to serve as the United States Attorney General.
Apr 30, 1993

Janet Reno becomes first woman Attorney General and 1994 Gender Equity in Education Act establishes programs to train teachers to treat boys and girls equally
Apr 30, 1994

Gender Equity in Education Act establishes programs to train teachers to treat boys and girls equally
Apr 30, 1994

NSW Government set up an inquiry resulting in a report, popularly known as the O'Doherty Report, that appeared to fix concerns about boys' educational performance.
Apr 30, 2009

President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act The law, named after a woman who discovered her employer was paying her less than men doing the same job, makes it easier for Mrs. Ledbetter and others like her to effectively challenge unequal pay.

Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across Atlantic and International Women’s Day was first observed in 1909

Hattie Caraway of Arkansas becomes first woman elected to Senate and 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage without regard to gender Katherine Graham of the Washington Post Company became the first female CEO to break into the Fortune

Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage without regard to gender

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at getting rid of wage disparity based on sex

Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress to close gender pay gap and 1964 Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex

Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress to close gender pay gap

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.

women earned more bachelor’s degrees than men for the first time, and women have increased their share of bachelor’s degrees in every year since then.

For the first time, more women than men receive bachelor’s degrees

during the Clinton administration, Reno was nominated and confirmed as the first woman to serve as the United States Attorney General.

Janet Reno becomes first woman Attorney General and 1994 Gender Equity in Education Act establishes programs to train teachers to treat boys and girls equally

Gender Equity in Education Act establishes programs to train teachers to treat boys and girls equally

NSW Government set up an inquiry resulting in a report, popularly known as the O'Doherty Report, that appeared to fix concerns about boys' educational performance.

President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act The law, named after a woman who discovered her employer was paying her less than men doing the same job, makes it easier for Mrs. Ledbetter and others like her to effectively challenge unequal pay.