As various versions of the Women’s Bill of Rights are moving through state legislatures, it is time to revisit the problems with this model legislation.
The fact that WoLF and WDI-USA would not support ERA, with arguments right out of the Phyllis Schlafly playbook, means I would never give a dime to either organization. Sadly, those two organizations are completely tainted with this and their association with far right groups.
Thank you for this informed commentary. "Women's Bill of Rights" sounds so hopeful and inspiring. But the title is so misleading. It's shot through and through with conservative ideology. The whole idea that courts may apply "intermediate scrutiny" of discriminatory laws accepts that women are not constitutionally protected -- if we were, strict scrutiny of such laws would be automatic. Constitutional protection such as through the ERA is what we really need.
The fact that WoLF and WDI-USA would not support ERA, with arguments right out of the Phyllis Schlafly playbook, means I would never give a dime to either organization. Sadly, those two organizations are completely tainted with this and their association with far right groups.
Thank you for this informed commentary. "Women's Bill of Rights" sounds so hopeful and inspiring. But the title is so misleading. It's shot through and through with conservative ideology. The whole idea that courts may apply "intermediate scrutiny" of discriminatory laws accepts that women are not constitutionally protected -- if we were, strict scrutiny of such laws would be automatic. Constitutional protection such as through the ERA is what we really need.