Equal Rights
From Constitution to Classroom: Can an ERA Prevent Sexual Assault in K-12 Schools?
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Promoting gender equality is necessary to prevent sexualized violence at the K-12 level as well.
Arts & Culture
Anita Hill Links ‘Dream Home’ to True Democracy
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Anita Hill meditates on the mass-marketing of the American Dream and the effect of the foreclosure crisis on our national sense of home in this excerpt from her new book “Reimagining Equality.”
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Mexican Labor Shortage Opens Mining to Women
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A male labor shortage in Mexico has opened the door for more women to join the country’s mining industry. Despite widespread superstitions deterring women from entering mining, one industry official says their inclusion has been a total success.
Arts & Culture
Nepal’s Widows Reject Govt’s Remarriage Proposal
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Nepali widows and their advocates are pushing back at a government proposal to pay engaged couples for a widow’s remarriage. Not only is the law like a new form of dowry, they say, many widows feel better off staying single and earning their own incomes.
Politics
Health Reform Could Help ERA Ratification
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Women’s Equality Day today commemorates U.S. women’s suffrage. It also marks the date the ERA was proposed in 1923. Laura Callow’s account of suffrage and ERA’s “invisible enemies” includes a look at today’s insurance lobby.
Arts & Culture
Catholic Teachers Test Dogma and Discrimination
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A teacher fired after using in vitro fertilization is taking her case to Wisconsin’s Equal Rights Division. She joins a roster of others penalized by the Catholic school system. Fourth in a series on women changing religious institutions and practices.
Eqaulity/Equal Rights
Dutch Party Sticks to Ban on Female Candidates
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The Netherlands’ oldest political party has come under fire for not allowing women to run for parliament. Lawsuits, funding cuts and one woman working from within have not managed to change the policy.