 Distinguished members of the committee, I'm honored to testify at today's much needed hearing. I currently serve as senior policy and legal analyst with Independent Women's Forum and Independent Women's Law Center. For almost 30 years, IWF has been the leading national women's organization dedicated to enhancing women's freedom and well-being. Americans overwhelmingly agree that employers should be forbidden by law from discriminating on the basis of race and sex. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 enshrined this principle into law.