Gender Equality

On the topic of elusive Abortion Access: check out www.abortionfinder.org for help. As predicted – they didn’t stop at Roe and our battle for bodily autonomy and freedom of choice continues.

https://www.abortionfinder.org

Reality check on Gender Equality:
See this short video & check out the available data at www.BigPapa.org

https://youtu.be/pw9VOxsdjhU

Women everywhere are marginalized and as much as we have acted to make changes toward total gender equality it has become clear that we are not there yet.

Equal Rights Amendment update: 

US Equal Rights Amendment blocked again, a century after introduction

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday fell short of the votes needed to enshrine equal rights for women in the Constitution, a century after a guarantee of gender equality was proposed in Congress.

With a 51-47 vote in favor, Senate Democrats and supporters were nine votes shy of the 60 needed for a resolution to clear the 100-member chamber’s filibuster hurdle.

The resolution would have removed a 1982 deadline for state ratification that prevented the Equal Rights Amendment from going into effect. Three states — Nevada, Illinois and Virginia — approved it after 1982.

So: Nope! Still not done. The fight continues.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-equal

What you need to know about Globa Goal #5

Follow link below courtesy of One.org

https://www.one.org/us/2018/10/01/global-goal-5-gender-equality-2/?utm_source=email&source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WLL

?‍?As a proud Feminist (who is not a man hater either) I present to you these words from role model Emma Watson. I believe we need to ??reclaim this word (Feminist) as we strive for Gender Equality on this Planet! Men are invited to be part of the conversation and honor the other half of the global population on the long road to Equality.

It is 2018 now and we aren’t even close to Equal yet in most places on Planet Earth. From wages to control over our own bodies to education – the ways we aren’t there yet are endless. ?

Beautifully done easy to read infographic (although mostly alarming ) on the state of global gender equality & why it is so important to prioritize – for all of our sakes!

www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/multimedia/2018/7/infographic-why-gender-equality-matters-to-achieving-all-17-sdgs 

Quick peek at UNWomen.org infographic. Follow link above for all the details.

Michelle Williams shares some profound words in her Golden Globes acceptance speech. https://youtu.be/Gj-r0tcvLh8
The Women’s Health ?rotection Act of 2019 is still not signed into law- but you can write to your Congress people in support of making it Law.
Senator Duckworth is a co-sponsor to the Women’s Health ?rotection Act of 2019
Follow the progress of this bill & reach out to your representatives to voice your opinion & wishes . When you do – you get responses like the one received above.