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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: November 2015
Champion of the Equal Rights Amendment, Black Mountain’s Roberta Madden receives award
Roberta Madden – photo by Barbara Bozeman Beth Walton, bwalton@citizen-times.com 2:22 p.m. EST December 7, 2015 BLACK MOUNTAIN – The woman who helped bring the Equal Rights Amendment back to the North Carolina legislature this year was recently honored for her … Continue reading →
Why We Need an Equal Rights Amendment
by Paige Nehls “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex” reads Section One of the current proposed Equal Rights Amendment written by Carla … Continue reading →
STATEWIDE ERA CONFERENCE HELD IN GREENSBORO
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” is the attitude of many legislative and congressional leaders regarding equal rights for women and men. To overcome resistance, ignorance, and apathy on the part of many political leaders, a diverse group … Continue reading →
