Today at Ms. | August 4, 2021

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15,000 ERA Supporters Urge Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to End the Filibuster

BY AVIVA DOVE-VIEBAHN | In the sweltering heat of a midday desert sun, a delegation of ERA supporters gathered in front of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s local office to deliver thousands of letters, postcards and petitions from Arizona and across the country imploring the senator to align with her fellow progressives and help end or reform the filibuster—a necessary step so the Senate can move forward on a vote to remove the time limit on passing the ERA.

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Olympics Nearing Gender Parity for the First Time in History

BY MEREDITH ABDELNOUR and KHIRA HICKBOTTOM | The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are shaping up to be the most women-centered in history, with equal numbers of events for men and women and women making up nearly 49 percent of the total Olympians.

“The Olympics is definitely a place where women in sports can shine this year.”

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As Unemployment Benefits End in 26 States, the Movement for Economic Justice Shifts to Long-Term Solutions

BY KATIE FLEISCHER | Only through universal policies like increased unemployment benefits and guaranteed income will women, low-income people and people of color be able to recover from the pandemic and reach their full potential.

“I know people say that if you have programs like these, people will stop working. ... It’s not about not working; it’s about just being able to take a little time off—to take a week and spend it with your kids, then go back to work. I wasn’t able to do that before, to have that time off without being worried about covering the bills.”

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