Strong to severe
thunderstorms may be
ongoing across parts of
eastern
Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas early Saturday
morning. Most of the
activity should shift east of
the area by mid to late
morning. Gusty
west to southwest winds will
develop behind the frontal
passage,
which will likely raise fire
weather concerns for
Saturday afternoon.
"Proudly covering the
Northwest Arkansas
Community, this is KNWA
News at 10."
((JENNIFER))
WOMEN LINED THE
STREETS TODAY TO
FIGHT FOR THEIR
RIGHTS... IN HONOR OF
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY.
THANKS FOR JOINING
US TONIGHT, I'M
JENNIFER PENATE.
KNWA'S KATIE DAVILA IS
IN FAYETTEVILLE WITH A
LOOK AT THE EFFORTS
BEING MADE TO
ACHIEVE EQUAL PAY
FOR THE LADIES.
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((KATIE))
TIMES UP ON THE
GENDER WAGE CAP.
SHEILA CZECH, MEMBER
OF 15 NOW
03;05;26-27
"There's a lot of women out
there that can't afford
healthcare, cannot afford
rent so an issue like the 15
CENSUS BUREAU,
WOMEN'S MEDIAN
ANNUAL EARNINGS ARE
ALMOST 10 THOUSAND
DOLLARS LESS THAN
MEN'S.
JANINE PARRY, UA
PROFESSOR WOMEN'S
EQUALITY BOOK
AUTHOR
22;35;10-18
"Their contributions in many
cases as well as their
opportunities have been
limited for most of human
history."
((KATIE))
JUST TODAY THE
WOMEN'S NATIONAL
SOCCER TEAM FILED A
GENDER
DISCRIMINATION
LAWSUIT AGAINST THE
UNITED STATES SOCCER
"Particually after marriage
and having children,
women's wage tend to
flatten out while men's
wages tend to go up,"
((KATIE))
THIS IS WHAT SOME
CALL "A MOMMY TAX"
JANINE PARRY, UA
PROFESSOR WOMEN'S
EQUALITY BOOK
AUTHOR
22;39;23-25
"That's why you're seeing
such a push for a paid
family leave."
SHEILA CZECH, MEMBER
OF 15 NOW
03;05;56--02
"Women have to take on a
lot of different roles and in a
lot of cases they are the
bredwinners but they're
also mothers, caregivers so
it's important that they're
able to provide for their
families"
((KATIE))
IT'S NOT JUST WOMEN
STANDING UP FOR THE
MOVEMENT
CHAD KIEFFER,
PROTESTOR
03;13;13-
"We're all human beings,
we all need to be treated
equality. Too long
companies have taken
advantage of this wage
disparity and taken
advantage of women in that
regard and we have to fight
lucrative jobs like in law."
((KATIE))
THERE ARE STILL MILES
TO GO.
SHEILA CZECH, MEMBER
OF 15 NOW
03;07;16-24
"We really have to fight for
women's rights in this
country and to give them
what they deserve in terms
of the effort and time they
