Quick Hit: Newsweek on feminism
Jennie Yabroff at Newsweek has a piece on the current state of feminism and the ERA. It's worth checking out. A small note, however: I'm mentioned in the article as saying that "feminist blogs drove the million-plus turnout at the 2004 March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC." What I actually said was that online organizing (mostly done by folks like Planned Parenthood, NARAL and NOW) was a huge part of the march turnout. Feminist blogs were a part of that, but a small part.
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I find it a bit odd that you are quoted as saying the the ERA may just be a symbolic gesture. Equality of rights under the law might do something about the 40,000 pay discimination cases brought by workers 2001 - 2006. (NY Times 05/30/07) Ms. Leadbetter VS. Goodyear would have turned out differently, which Justice Ginsberg vigorously objected to - asking Congress to take care of the fallout.
It also would address the immediate pay gap upon graduation from college of women making 80% of their male counterparts within a year of graduation. (AAUW report April 2007)
The ERA (HJ 40) has been introduced into Congress By Maloney and Kennedy - glib statements that it is merely a symbolic gesture is really irresponsible. It has gotton some real traction in Florida with women and men working together - it is worth your support.
Zoe, yeah that quote was taken a bit out of context. Yabroff asked me why more young women aren't taking on the ERA fight--I responded that because of the antifeminist political climate at the moment, I thought a lot of feminists were working on issues that affected women in the daily lives and that perhaps they thought of the ERA as a symbolic gesture (ie, something that could wait). I certainly know the ERA is much more than just a symbol, I was just extrapolating as to why it wasn't a priority to more activists.