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“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
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Short video about Virginia committee’s action against ERA
https://www.ratifyera.org/virginia
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Missouri could play pivotal role in advancing the ERA
https://www.missourinet.com/2018/02/22/missouri-could-play-pivotal-role-in-advancing-the-equal-rights-amendment/
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Listen to ERA advocates testify in Virginia legislative committee
The advocates, working with legislative supporters, forced a “show of hands” vote in the Senate Committee. Protesters can be heard in this footage. Please listen carefully to all the testimony by the advocates as to the issues that came up … Continue reading
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#MeToo a good start, but U.S. falls behind
By Sandra Ericson For The Register-Guard Jan. 11, 2018 In the era beyond #MeToo, I, like most women, am getting accustomed to feeling a little safer — safer from unwanted attention, micro-put-downs and marginalization. A sense of greater value has … Continue reading
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Oprah’s Great Speech at the Golden Globes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss6qQM054B0&feature=share
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Unbelievably, women still don’t have equal rights in the Constitution
by Jessica Neuwirth for The Los Angeles Times The current wave of female rage started with the Women’s March on Washington: millions of women coming together and rising up around the country, even around the world. Now it’s #MeToo — … Continue reading
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Board of Aldermen calls on state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
This Article From the New Bern Post by Randy Foster Note: This has been corrected since originally posted to reflect that there had never been more than two women on the board, not one. The glass ceiling was cracked, … Continue reading
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Why We Still Need the ERA
Many Americans think men and women are already equal under the law. But these 24 simple words have been kicking around for 169 years without being ratified as an amendment to the Constitution: Equality of rights under the law shall … Continue reading
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ERA-NC Alliance Fall Retreat
Participants in the ERA-NC Alliance retreat stand together at the end of a day of networking, learning, and planning. The retreat was held at Kanuga, in Hendersonville Oct. 14-15, 2017.
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