As a longtime proponent of health care reform, I truly wish that the National Organization for Women could join in celebrating the historic passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It pains me to have to stand against what many see as a major achievement. But feminist, progressive principles are in direct conflict with many of the compromises built into and tacked onto this legislation.
Today the White House announced that it has set March 18 as the deadline for Congress to pass a final health care reform bill. President Obama has embraced the Senate’s version of health care legislation. This bill is no panacea for the nation’s broken health care system. It has major flaws that probably cannot be fixed within two weeks. However, the National Organization for Women is not about to give up — not with women’s basic human rights at stake.
In a medium where the only things that should matter are your writing skills and your level of tech-competency, why are we still confronting gender stereotypes? Dads have to do laundry and change diapers, just as much as moms. And moms would like to document their children’s activities and read to them from an e-book as well.
Check out NOW President Terry O’Neill’s Women’s Equality Day guest post on The Real Deal, the National Council for Research on Women’s blog.
Every woman — and every man — deserves to work in a place where all employees are respected for their talents and skills. The National Organization for Women calls on CBS to recognize that Letterman’s behavior creates a toxic environment and to take action immediately to rectify this situation. With just two women on CBS’ Board of Directors, we’re not holding our breath.
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.