Honey, We Forgot to Ratify Equality for Women
I humbly suggest that parents who are helping out their children (or being supported by their children) get together and have a talk that starts with: Honey, we failed to ratify equality for women.
issue: Constitutional Equality
After 90 Years, ERA Yet to Follow Women’s Suffrage
On Aug. 12, The New York Times published an op-ed by columnist Gail Collins. In “My Favorite August,” Collins celebrates U.S. women securing the right to vote 90 years ago this month. When Collins daydreams about time travel and the lack of surprise Susan B. Anthony might express upon learning “how well American women are doing in the 21st century,” she neglects to mention how far we still have to go. Collins fails to educate readers, for instance, that the Equal Rights Amendment, despite a similarly protracted struggle, has yet to pass.
Discrimination Against Mothers Is Discrimination Against Women
It can be pretty revolting to learn what men in your workplace are getting paid and then look at your own paycheck.
NOW Congratulates Joe Sestak on Pivotal Win in Pennsylvania Primary
Last night, Rep. Joe Sestak achieved a pivotal victory in Pennsylvania by besting 30-year incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter in the state’s Democratic primary. After two previous endorsements for the House of Representatives, the NOW Political Action Committee enthusiastically endorsed Sestak for his Senate run.
NOW Sad to See Connie Saltonstall Leave Michigan Race, Thanks Her for Standing up to Anti-Abortion Incumbent Bart Stupak
In a statement from NOW President and NOW/PAC Chair Terry O’Neill, “The National Organization for Women is sad to see Connie Saltonstall withdraw from the congressional race in Michigan’s 1st District. Saltonstall bravely stepped forward to take on the incumbent — reproductive rights foe and health care reform obstructer Rep. Bart Stupak — in the state’s Democratic primary. She opened the door for other candidates and may even have lead to Stupak’s decision not to seek another term. And how did the Democratic Party reward her? Disgracefully, by withholding its support.”
