Equality Fairness
Issue: The ability to rise to certain levels of leadership or power should not be based on an individual’s physical characteristics. People should not be discriminated against for their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Solutions:
- Wage compensation should be based solely on skill and knowledge. A 2022 report showed that across the nation, women made 83 cents on the dollar compared to men. The wage gap widens when considering pay for Asian, Latina, and African American females versus their male counterparts.
- Women should have the choice to make health care decisions about their own bodies with their doctor. If abortions are banned, then the government needs to provide wrap-around services to ensure the health and safety of the mother and her children.
- LGBTQ people should have protections against discrimination.
- DEI – Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are important to have representation of all viewpoints in decision-making.
Recent news
Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that opponents compare to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, which seeks to limit the way teachers and others responsible for caring for minors can answer questions about the child’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The bill, authored by Republican Sen. Carden Summers of Cordele, got its first debate at a Senate committee hearing Tuesday, but lawmakers did not vote on it. At the start of the hearing, Summers said he plans to bring the bill back with changes to accommodate criticism from parents and educators.
The United States is experiencing income inequality at a level not seen since the 1920s, and it is worse in Atlanta than in any other major American city.[1] The consequences of this inequality are made clear when examining student performance across districts. Georgia has one of the highest overall rates of child poverty in the nation and simultaneously provides schools with no specific funding to support these children—one of only six such states.[2] This year’s edition of the State of Education Funding report will focus exclusively on poverty in Georgia’s schools and what can be done to support schools serving learners experiencing poverty. Georgia must join the rest of the nation and create an Opportunity Weight in the school funding formula to specifically address the needs of students living in poverty. This type of
Chris Womack grew up in the segregated South with whites-only restrooms and water fountains. After school, he caught fish and picked collard greens for dinner. On Sundays, he went to church with his mother and grandmother, who taught him that education and hard work could unlock doors that racism slammed shut.
Womack unlocked one of those doors in 2021 when he became the first Black CEO of Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company.
Southern Company announced in January that he would take charge of the whole organization later this year during the utility holding company’s annual