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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
Author Archives: Roberta Madden
UPDATE FROM NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY – MAY 2015
Because the crossover deadline has run out for legislation to pass one chamber in order to be considered in next year’s session of the General Assembly, North Carolina women must now wait until 2017, the next long session, for equal … Continue reading →
Push for gender-equity amendment returns to North Carolina
Read the Associated Press story by Gary D. Robertson
It’s time to call or write your NC representatives
Here’s an important message from our sister organization, NC4ERA. Please call or write these 11 members of NC House Judiciary 1 Committee and urge them to support the Equal Rights Amendment. In the article you’ll find each member’s telephone number. … Continue reading →
WNC women call for passage of Equal Rights Amendment
story by Beth Walton for the Asheville Citizen Times, March 5th, 2015 ASHEVILLE – Roberta Madden wants to live to see the day the Equal Rights Amendment is added to the U.S. Constitution. At 78, the Black Mountain resident fears … Continue reading →
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Simple Advice To Young Feminists
In an interview with Jeffrey Rosen for New Republic, Ginsburg discussed how her experience as a female Supreme Court Justice has been rewarding, but also trying. Since R.B.G. was appointed in 1993, she’s been confused for Justice O’Connor, has dealt … Continue reading →
Equal Means Equal: Why the Time for an Equal Rights Amendment Is NOW
Listen to the interview with author Jessica Neuwirth on The Diane Rehm Show!
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 →
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 →
