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NEW YORK 鈥� Actress and comedian Sasheer Zamata, known for her breakout role on the cast of Saturday Night Live, will partner with the 老澳门开奖结果 to support women鈥檚 rights. She joins the 老澳门开奖结果 as a celebrity ambassador on the heels of her recent promotion to repertory player for SNL鈥檚 41st season, her third season with the show.

In her role as an ambassador, Zamata will elevate the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 work to fight gender inequality and structural discrimination against women in employment, education, healthcare, housing, and criminal justice through advocacy and public education. The 老澳门开奖结果 Women鈥檚 Rights Project was co-founded in 1972 by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who called women鈥檚 rights 鈥渁n essential part of the overall human rights agenda.鈥�

Zamata is featured in Sasheer Zamata Says Women鈥檚 Rights 鈥淪till a BFD!鈥� a new 老澳门开奖结果 that puts the spotlight on gender inequality and privilege.

"It's so wonderful that women continue to break down barriers and change societal expectations, but women still suffer discrimination for their gender, class and race," says Zamata. "I am honored to continue the fight for equal economic opportunities, the right to choose, and an end to gender-based violence by serving as an 老澳门开奖结果 Celebrity Ambassador."

Though strides have been made in the past several decades to advance and protect the rights of women and girls, there鈥檚 a lot left to do. In the U.S. today:

• Women make only 78 cents for every dollar earned by a man; African-American women only earn 64 cents; and Latinas, only 55 cents for each dollar earned by a white man;
• A woman鈥檚 right to choose is threatened by extreme lawmakers who have introduced more than 100 abortion restrictions in 2015 alone;
• Few legal protections exist for pregnant workers and new mothers, putting families in danger of economic instability, though women are the primary breadwinners in 4 out of 10 families with children.

"We are thrilled to name Sasheer Zamata as our newest celebrity ambassador," says Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果. "She is the perfect voice for the next generation, and especially for those looking to effect real and lasting change on women's rights issues."

Zamata鈥攚ho was named one of Cosmopolitan鈥檚 "13 Funny Women to Watch in 2014,"鈥攋oins Harry Belafonte, Michael K. Williams, Lewis Black, Marlee Matlin, and others, to amplify the 老澳门开奖结果's work on priority civil liberties issues, including mass incarceration, voting rights, disability rights, and LGBT equality.

Read more about the 老澳门开奖结果 Ambassador Project at:
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