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NOW Hear This: April 5, 2024 Newsletter

Message from National NOW President Christian F. Nunes

Greetings Feminists,

Constitutional Equality is one of NOW’s six core issues. That’s because without it, women will never have a place at the starting line for so much that men get to take for granted.

Women are more likely to live in poverty and economic insecurity, because the lack of constitutional safeguards makes it harder to defend laws that protect women when they are attacked and eroded, and there is less protection against workplace discrimination based on gender, pregnancy or parental status.

Workplace violations in hiring, pay, promotion and retention, legal safeguards, and mechanisms for attaining justice don’t exist for women because they aren’t recognized in the Constitution. Without explicit Constitutional equality, the hard-won victories women have won can be reversed by extremist politicians and activist judges intent on turning the clock back, endangering women’s lives and keeping a dark cloud over their future.

That’s why NOW is pushing so hard for the Equal Rights Amendment—as we’ve done since our very beginning. NOW adopted a resolution of support for the ERA at our second national conference in 1967, and in February of 1970, NOW leaders disrupted Senate hearings to demand that the ERA be considered by the full Congress.

With Roe v. Wade now toppled, it’s more important than ever to protect the fundamental rights women need and deserve. The ERA would protect against pregnancy and motherhood discrimination and protect women’s control over their reproductive lives and bodily autonomy. It would authorize laws that address violence against women and make it possible to go beyond the Violence Against Women Act to give women a civil right of action in cases involving gender-motivated crimes.

Without constitutional equality, women’s rights are always going to be vulnerable to attack. Our laws prohibit discrimination based on religion, race, and national origin, but sex is not held to the same legal standard.

When the Constitution was adopted in 1787, the rights it affirmed were only for certain white males. We can’t stay mired in 18th century values, laws or attitudes towards women. We need full constitutional equality—NOW!

In solidarity,
Christian

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“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

– Section I of the Equal Rights Amendment

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NOW in the News

• Our body autonomy should never be up to politicians. And politicians that use religion as an excuse to try and control women's reproductive health - well Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has a lot to say about this. Tune into the Feminism NOW podcast with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Christian F. Nunes, National NOW President wherever you listen to podcasts. Live NOW - [link removed]

• Press Statement | Women’s March Madness Tournament is Maddening for Treatment of Female Athletes

• On The Record | Renewing our Commitment to the ERA on its 100th Anniversary 

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Resources

• NOW Young Feminists | Sign up for upcoming events and rallies
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• Constitutional Equality NOW Core Issue | The Equal Rights Amendment and Why It’s Important
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• Ms | The Pathway to Recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment
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• NOW’s Core Issue | Constitutional Equality
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• Constitutional Equality | Voting Rights Resources
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• Transformative Justice Coalition | 72 Forms of Voter Suppression
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• Vote.org | Voting Tools for 2024
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• American Bar Association | A Brief History of the Path to Securing LGBTQ Rights
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• Constitutional Equality | The Intertwining History of NOW and the ERA
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• Legal Momentum | Reproductive Rights Resources
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• In Our Own Voice | Resources
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• WCASA | Reproductive Justice
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• Advocates for Youth | Reproductive Justice
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Action

• Support NOW's Work | Donate Today
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• NOW Action Alert | URGE Members of Congress to Fund WIC, SNAP, Childcare and Rental Assistance
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• Social Goods | Shop to Support the Social Goods x NOW Collection
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• ERA Petition | Sign4ERA Petition [link removed]

• National Network of Abortion Funds | Donate for Abortion Funds
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• FreeWill | Your will is a symbol of everything you value in your life. You can use your will to support NOW and a feminist future. Click here to review.
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