The promise of increasing employment for US workers doesn’t appear to include women. The latest policies and cuts to departments and grants seem to be targeting women in general, and Black women in particular. Census statistics from 2023 showed growth in equality and work for women, but have backslid since the reversal of Roe v.
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The question some are asking this Mother’s Day is how much money will it take to motivate women to have babies. The amount floating around the new proposal is $5,000 each. The goal is to raise the population growth rate from the current .98 (which includes net immigration and decreased deaths) to 2.1, the amount
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It’s easy to think that because we can do pretty much what we want as long as we don’t harm others and obey the law, we will always have that privilege. But recent history has taught us that laws change; rights can be taken away, and once that happens, it’s very difficult to get them
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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is simple and consists of just 24 words: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), shortly after the 19th Amendment was ratified, first-wave feminist leaders
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As we prepare for the incoming administration, many people are worried about what that looks like and how the changes in Washington could impact their daily lives. For women who have lost reproductive freedoms in recent years or those who are still struggling to get the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) certified, there is pressure to
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How did you feel after the results of the recent election were announced? Depending on who you voted for and how you felt about that vote, you could be wildly cheering, deeply remorseful, or hesitating to feel anything while waiting to see what that outcome really means. If you’re one of the 40% of voters
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While we still haven’t elected a woman to be president in the US, we need to keep the faith and remember that every single advancement women have made has come with its share of setbacks. Progress happens gradually, often by degrees, and it is certainly not linear. With yet another man headed to the Oval
The United States is a country that follows “the rule of law.” But do we—really? Central to that rule is the Constitution of the United States. Few have read it cover-to-cover, even though it contains only seven articles and 27 certified amendments. The 28th Amendment—ensuring equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex—still languishes in
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guest post by Terra Renee, President of African American Women In Cinema The moment I recognized the inherited power bestowed upon me was profound. Although I came from a family of devoted voters, at 18, I didn’t register to vote. Like many teens at the time, I didn’t believe my vote mattered. But a few
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On a recent trip to New York, I was able to catch Suffs, the Tony Award®-winning musical making history on Broadway. The show reminded me of the battles that the women of the suffragist movement fought in order for me, just over 100 years later, to cast my vote. Remember, women were denied the right
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