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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
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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 →
Equal Rights Amendment ratification long overdue
By Congresswoman Jackie Speier, lead sponsor of H.J. Res. 113 Our Constitution granted women the right to vote 94 years ago, but efforts to ban discrimination based on sex have never earned constitutional status. This gaping legal hole was summed … Continue reading →
Michigan ERA Update — Women’s Equality Day – August 23, 2014
By Laura Carter Callow This year, I’m really excited about presenting the ERA Update because there is so much positive going on with the Equal Rights Amendment. Currently, there are three ERA Resolutions in Congress. Two of them are called … Continue reading →
E.R.A Won’t Go Away! (and we don’t want it to)
By Tara Romano, president, North Carolina Women United Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. That, in a nutshell, is the … Continue reading →
What Is a ‘Women’s Issue’? Women of Color Challenge the Prevailing Narrative
by Emma Akpan August 5, 2014 RH Reality Check All too often, when women of color are concerned about things outside of what appears to be the predominant white woman’s agenda, they aren’t considered “women’s issues.” But, we cannot tell … Continue reading →
For women of LatinaCon, growth in numbers and influence
Read the article by Mary C. Curtis in The Washington Post
What Guys Look For In Girls
A Slam Poem by Savannah Brown
