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"Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not." ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg -
“Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn’t. Nobody ever thought that that’s what it meant. Nobody ever voted for that.” ~ Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Wage Gap in NC
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Why the ERA still matters
by Ellie Kinnaird (former state senator and mayor of Carrboro) Last year, I attended a program advocating for passage of the long-defunct Equal Rights Constitutional Amendment: “Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the … Continue reading →
Income Disparity
National Women’s Law Center nwlc.org/povertydata
Ginsburg speaks on Equal Rights for Women
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a packed Lisner Auditorium on Friday that she sees one glaring error in the U.S. Constitution: It lacks an amendment that promises equal rights for women. Read the story here at GW Hatchet … Continue reading →
5 things women couldn’t do in the 1960s
By Katie McLaughlin, CNN Can you imagine pregnancy being a fireable offense? How about job security hinging on your weight or the softness of your hands? What if you couldn’t open a bank account or establish a line of credit … Continue reading →
Pledge to Vote
Let Your Voice Be Heard– Pledge to VOTE in 2014! Every vote counts. If it didn’t, there wouldn’t be so many working so hard to keep us from doing it! Want to see things change? Take our pledge to wield … Continue reading →
Illinois – 90 years on, push for ERA ratification continues
Drafted by a suffragette in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has been stirring up controversy ever since. Many opponents considered it dead when a 10-year ratification push failed in 1982, yet its backers on Capitol Hill, in the Illinois statehouse … Continue reading →
