Right here, Right NOW
There’s so much that’s been brewing, but between work, volunteer commitments, and being sick, I haven’t had time to write. But certain urgent issues must receive attention!
Today is Equal Pay Day — the day each year that female workers’ earnings finally catch up with men’s earnings for all of last year. Why do women earn less, and why do we stand for it? I don’t want to hear that it’s about education or the fact that women take time off to have kids — even knowing that I’m an exception, I still know women that have more technical and more advanced degrees than their male counterparts that take a back seat in pay. And in my career so far, I’ve known men to take far more paternity leave (up to 9 months!) than the women who’ve taken maternity leave. It’s time for equality — which still needs to be written into the Constitution — and the Paycheck Fairness Act can help.
Now that the Supreme Court is out to take over my husband’s job and prescribe medical treatment for people in this country (or is it just women in this country?) EVERYONE ought to be scared. If you want safe and effective options available to you when your life is in danger, when you want a choice in what happens to you, support the Freedom of Choice Act. Even if you don’t support abortion-rights, think about the fact that the Federal Abortion Ban makes women into second-class citizens, unable to make decisions about their lives and bodies, even in times of crisis or mortal danger — now aren’t you appalled?
PLEASE, encourage your senators and representatives to support both of these important bills! Haven’t we had enough of this administration’s “Daddy knows best” misogyny and must we institute it into law?!
