Women’s Rights Survey (2019)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2019-03-08
Duration: 00:07:58
Subjects: Pay equity | Women's issues | Women's rights | Politics | MINIMUM WAGE
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Smith, Pat Interviewee
- Flournoy, Melissa Interviewee
- Moore, Keisa E. Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 8, 2019, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau leading a panel discussion on a recent WalletHub survey ranking Louisiana as the worst state for women’s rights. The panelists are State Representative Pat Smith, Melissa Flournoy of Louisiana Progress, and Keisha E. Moore, a nursing instructor at River Parishes Community College. They discuss: the lack of political empowerment for women; the gender wage gap; raising the minimum wage to lift families out of poverty; the people leaving Louisiana to find better opportunities; and the disparity of opportunities between the cities and rural areas.