This Super Bowl Sunday, get some feminist reading done.
Ms. Weekly Digest | February 1, 2020
Letter from an Editor
While the impeachment continued to dominate headlines this week, so did the Equal Rights Amendment—and both fights have gender at the center. Women are driving the push for impeachment, and the ERA is gaining footing and being fought out in the courts. Below is some key coverage on both issues from our pieces this week—and some Super Bowl Sunday content for you, too.
For equality,
Carmen Rios
Managing Digital Editor
This Week's Must-Reads from Ms.
Calling for the ERA—With No Delay!
It is outrageous that the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment has taken nearly 100 years, and at every stage there have been roadblocks. But we keep moving forward.
Three Attorneys General are Calling for ERA Ratification in Court
Attorneys General Mark Herring (Va.), Kwame Raoul (Ill.) and Aaron Ford (Nev.) filed a landmark civil rights lawsuit Thursday to ensure that the Equal Rights Amendment is added to the Constitution. They represent the most recent three states to vote for ERA ratification: Nevada voted to ratify in 2017, Illinois did the same in 2018, and on Monday, Virginia became the 38th and final state needed to ratify the Amendment.
“The gravity of this movement should not be underplayed,” Ford said at a press conference Thursday. “Today we are advocating for women’s rights… all over the country, and we are taking an essential stride towards inclusivity.”
Congressional Lawmakers Agree: There’s No Time Limit on Equality
Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment after a crossover vote Monday, pushing the historic fight for women’s constitutional equality past the finish line—and congressional leaders in the push for feminist progress were quick to call for further action.
Women Have a Message For the U.S. Senate: Remove Trump
Should Trump be convicted and removed from office? Yes, say Americans, by a five-point margin, according to FiveThirtyEight.com’s average of polls on impeachment and removal. That support for conviction and removal is being driven by women and the intensity of women’s negative views of Trump’s actions and job performance.
The Super Bowl Begs the Question: When Will Girls Get Fair Play?
The Super Bowl is an outdated reminder that as girls and women, we are expected to cheer and watch with the same enthusiasm as the boys and men—but never have the chance to try out for the team.
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