Women's Equality

In this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Virginia Subasinghe, a senior majoring in accounting. She is an international student from Sri Lanka, President of the Economics and Finance Club, and previously served as the President of the Women in Business Club at SEMO. In our interview, Subasinghe discusses why she chose SEMO's accounting program and specific opportunities it has given her.

In this episode of 'SEMO Spotlight', we speak with Virginia Subasinghe, a senior majoring in accounting. She is an international student from Sri Lanka, President of the Economics and Finance Club, and previously served as the President of the Women in Business Club at SEMO. In our interview, Subasinghe discusses why she chose SEMO's accounting program and specific opportunities it has given her.

From Missouri's first suffrage group to today's activists and candidates, Southeast Missouri women across parties are shaping politics while confronting underrepresentation and challenges.

It was not until 1972 a woman was first elected to the Missouri Senate, and in the state's 200-year history, while there have been more than a thousand men who have held office, just 36 women have served.

Change has come to the House of Representatives with the election of Democratic candidate Cori Bush. She defeated Representative William “Lacy” Clay, who…