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Next meeting: Wed., June 8, 7-8:30 p.m., via Zoom. Topic: Today’s College (Wonder) Women
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There's nothing complicated about equality.
The Equal Write
Each month, we publish The Equal Write, our chapter newsletter. Here is where you can find the latest chapter activities, articles of interest, and how to get more involved.
To download the current issue, go to the Equal Write Newsletter page.
NOW’s Core Issues
NOW is a multi-issue, multi-strategy organization that takes a holistic approach to women’s rights. Our six core issues promote intersectional solutions to the problems faced by women.
Visit NOW’s Core Issues page for more info.
The ERA
Believe it or not, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) hasn’t passed yet! Originally authored in 1923 by Alice Paul, it is only three short sentences.
Read the complete text of the proposed ERA, and find more info on its status.
The Numbers Don't Lie
808
Licensed abortion clinics in the U.S. (The Guttmacher Institute, 2017)
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82
cents a woman earns for every dollar a man earns (black women earn 63%, Latinas earn 55%) (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
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4000
fake women’s clinics in the U.S., and in at least 12 states these centers receive direct state funding to mislead women. (NARAL)
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200
thousand plus (!) rape kits shelved and untested in U.S. police stations, and this number continues to rise. 200,000+ rape victims, 200,000+ stories with no resolution, no criminal action, no retribution. (The Harbus)
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