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Achievements
in gender equity in the second half of the 20th century:
In the US: the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX and the Women's Educational Equity Act (1972 and 1975), Title X (1970, health and family planning), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (1974), the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and landmark Supreme Court cases overturning anti-abortion legislation (Roe v. Wade, 1973).
Diversity of total U.S. population 272.7 million:
White: 224.6 million
Black: 34.8 million
Hispanic: 31.3 million
Asian and Pacific Islander: 10.8 million
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.3 million
Gay and Lesbian: (estimated at) 15 million
According to a 2003 Gallup study in the Congressional Record, 88 percent of Americans believe that gays and lesbians should have equal rights in the workplace. It is hoped that this percentage would apply to all minority groups and indicates that most Americans believe in equal rights and the inherent value of diversity.
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