Kansas women honored by Gov. on Women’s Equality Day

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly honored Kansas ladies on Ladies’s Equality Day.

On Ladies’s Equality Day, Friday, Aug. 26, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says she acknowledged and honored all Kansas ladies, previous and current, who’ve damaged obstacles and fought for equal illustration and remedy.

Gov. Kelly mentioned Ladies’s Equality Day celebrates the ratification of the nineteenth modification – which granted ladies within the U.S. the fitting to vote.

“At present, let’s have fun the progress we’ve made to attain ladies’s equality – and acknowledge the work we nonetheless have left to do,” Kelly mentioned. “I’ll proceed working to make Kansas a greater, extra inclusive place for all.”

Kelly famous that her administration has labored to advance gender equality and make sure the feminine voice is heard all through the Sunflower State.

In January 2021, the Governor indicated that the Kansas Division of Administration started the Kansas Ladies in State Employment initiative to supply assets and supplies for particular employment points ladies face within the state. She mentioned a whole bunch of staff participated within the 2022 discussion board.

In Could 2021, Kelly additionally mentioned she signed Senate Invoice 60 into legislation, which made sexual extortion against the law and eliminated the spousal exemption of the crime of sexual battery. In Could 2022, she signed Home Invoice 2237, which expanded the kid care help tax credit score for employers who make little one care accessible for his or her staff.

In July 2021, the Governor famous that she signed an govt order to broaden parental go away advantages for State of Kansas Staff. Simply final month, she mentioned she introduced her plan to supply moms within the state with well being care protection underneath Kansas Medicaid as much as 12 months after the infant has been delivered, which was authorized by the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies. She mentioned this can affect over 9,000 moms every year and the extension of 10 months will dramatically enhance well being outcomes for moms and infants.

Lastly, in 2020, Kelly mentioned for the primary time in Kansas historical past, ladies sat on the helm of all three branches of Kansas authorities as she served because the state’s third feminine governor.

On the time, Kelly mentioned she served alongside the primary feminine Senate President, Susan Wagle, and the second feminine Chief Justice of the Supreme Courtroom, Marla Luckert.

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