Zika Outbreak Puts Focus on Abortion Access
Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, says anti-abortion laws disproportionately impact women of color.
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Terry O’Neill Slams Trump’s Expectation That His Daughter Would “Find Another Job” If Sexually Harassed
The question to Donald Trump was what would you do– and his response was what Ivanka would do– it was Ivanka’s ‘job,’ its her problem, she needs to handle it. That is exactly why sexual harrament is such a huge problem in the workplace.
An unjustified stall on Garland nomination
President Obama has done the job that the Constitution commands him to do. The Senate has not.
Happy Women’s Equality Day! We Are Inching Towards Equality
As we celebrate Women’s Equality Day, August 26, it seems like a good time to take stock. Predictably, we find a mixed record of modest advances towards equality and the stubbornly persistent inequalities. Here’s a quick rundown, starting with the important advances.
ISSUE ADVISORY – Women and the Draft; Moving Two Steps Closer to Equality
The role of women in the military has long been a contentious issue, one plagued by sexist notions that devalue women’s physical abilities and emotional maturity. Many feminists will recall that Phyllis Schlafly, architect of the Stop ERA movement, asserted that the Equal Rights Amendment would subject women to the draft and for that reason and a few others like unisex bathrooms, the amendment should be opposed. Well, here we are in 2016 closer to what feminists urged: equal treatment for women and men when it comes to military service.
