August 2015

Contents

Feminist Calendar ................. p.2

News Bites &

Good Reads ......................... p.7

Contacts ................................ p.7

Become a member! .............. p.7

Chapter Events

Planning Meeting: Tues. Aug. 4, 7:30 pm,

at the home of President, Judy Buckman

(see Contacts). Participate and vote on

chapter actions. To request time on the

agenda, call Judy Buckman. Open to

members only.

Open to members and non-members

NOW in the Afternoon Wed, Aug. 5, 1:30

pm.at Maple Shade Library Contact:

Marion Steininger, 856-772-0689.

Program Meeting Wed. Aug 12, 7:30 pm at

First Baptist Church, 19 West Main Street,

Moorestown.

Newsletter Mailing: Sun. Aug. 16, 10am-

noon, home of Judy Buckman (see

Contacts). We’ll train and feed you. Please

volunteer—the work is easy but very

important. This is a great activity for new or

longtime members

This issue of The Equal Write is partially

underwritten by the Judith Glick Buckman

Fund for the Future. To make a tax-deductible

contribution to the Fund, please make check

payable to JGB FFF and mail it to Judith

Glick Buckman Fund for the Future, P.O. Box

4725, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034.

Chapter Program Meeting

August 12, 2015

WOMEN, EDUCATION AND PEACE IN

CONFLICT-AFFECTED AFRICA

The news media often portrays African women as nameless

victims of conflict, lacking in agency, mobility, and opportunity.

However, there is an untold story of women who protect children

from conscription and attack, convey peace in the face of ethnic,

religious, and tribal intolerance, and rally communities toward

reconciliation. These women are teachers and leaders.

Dr. Ane Johnson, based on her research on women and conflict in

Africa, will present a different face of these women, not as victims,

but as agents of peace during times of conflict. She will also

discuss the evolving identities of women as peace builders in

Africa. Dr. Johnson is Associate Professor of Educational

Leadership and Coordinator of the Women's and Gender Studies

Program at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ.

Dr. Johnson has conducted research in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, South

Africa, Togo, and Kenya and is the winner of the 2014 British

Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society

Best Paper of the Year for her work on women educational

administrators in Africa. She earned her BA from Hollins College,

her MS from George Mason University, and her PhD from

Virginia Tech.

Program includes announcements, refreshments, and letter writing.

Meetings are open to members and non-members.

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Feminist Calendar

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JULY 20-22 “Suffragists to Senators” professional development for K-12 educators from all disciplines. Seminar held 9-4 each of the three days for a total of 21 hours of continuing education credits. Paulsdale, 128 Hooton Road, Mount Laurel, $50, www.alicepaul.org or 856-231-1885.

JULY 24 Job Search Using Technology for In-Demand Careers. Explore popular sites, set up a search profile, upload resumes and research potential employers. Attendees must have completed a WOC-approved resume and cover letter; both must be e-mailed to your e-mail account. Women’s Opportunity Center (see bottom of calendar), 10:30am-1pm.

JULY 25 Clinic Escorts Needed. Volunteers are needed Saturday mornings, and some week days, to escort women seeking abortions at the Cherry Hill Women’s Center. Escorts protect patients from harassment of anti-choice protestors who aren’t permitted near the door. Patients are extremely grateful for our help so your efforts will be very much appreciated. To sign up for mandatory one-hour training, or to volunteer once a week, once a month or on an as-needed basis, please contact Roxanne Sutocky (800-877-6331, rsutocky@thewomenscenters.com).

JULY 29-AUGUST 26 Get the Job and Keep the Job Workshop. Most benefit by attending all sessions: (1) Mistakes individuals make on applications, resumes, cover letters and thank you letters. (2) Resume Writing. (3) Role Play the Job Interview. (4) Appropriate Apparel. (5) Keeping the Job is More than Skills and Experience. People in Transition (PIT), Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC), 6-8pm, 1400 Tanyard Rd, Sewell, NJ 08080, 856-468-5000, www.RCGC.edu. Workshops are free and open to those 18+ years but registration is mandatory. PIT assists women who have lost financial support due to separation, divorce, death or disability of a spouse by providing counseling,

community referral, job search skills, vocational/ personality surveys, and life skills. See also Women’s Opportunity Center (bottom of calendar), the program for Burlington and Camden County.

JULY 30 Chapter Fundraiser: Zinburger Wine and Burger Bar, 923 Haddonfield Rd (Towne Place at Garden State Park, near Cheesecake Factory), Cherry Hill. Have a meal (eat in or take out) between 4pm and 10pm. Give your coupon (enclosed) to the server and 20% of your check (minus alcohol, tax and tip) will be donated to South Jersey NOW. To have dinner with other chapter members, join us at 7pm and RSVP in advance (Judy Buckman, 215-309-7731) so we know what size table to reserve.

AUGUST 1 Clinic Escorts Needed (two or three escorts are needed, see 7/25).

AUGUST 4 Chapter Planning Meeting at Judy Buckman’s home, 7:30. If you’re a chapter member, please plan to attend (call for directions). Chapter newsletter deadline to submit stories, articles or info to our new newsletter editor Janis Hines (jkhines2525@gmail.com)

AUGUST 5 NOW in the Afternoon. South Jersey NOW’s group for those unable to attend evening meetings but anyone can participate. Maple Shade Library, 200 Styles Ave., 1:30pm. Questions: Marion Steininger, 856-772-0689.

AUGUST 8 Clinic Escorts Needed (two or three escorts are needed, see 7/25). NOW-NJ State Board Meeting hosted by Northern New Jersey NOW (Bergen County location). To car pool, contact Rita Spalding, Dea Evans or Michelle McMullen. Tour of Paulsdale, Alice Paul’s historic childhood home in Mount Laurel, noon and 1pm. Learn about Alice’s life, work and upbringing as well as the work of the Alice Paul Institute, $5 per person. Tours can also be scheduled by appointment Monday-Friday, January to December at 856-231-1885 or info@alicepaul.org

AUGUST 10-14 Alice Paul Professional Leadership Institute (APPLI): Careers. Program designed to introduce girls to a variety of careers through workplace visits, workshops and mentorship opportunities. 9-12:45, $250 (scholarships available), www.alicepaul.org.

AUGUST 12 Chapter Program Meeting, open to members and non-members. See front page.

AUGUST 15 Clinic Escorts Needed (two or three escorts are needed, see 7/25).

AUGUST 16 Chapter Newsletter Mailing, 10am-noon, Judy Buckman’s home (see contact box). We’ll train and feed you. Please volunteer-- the work is easy

but very important. This is a great activity for new or longtime members.

AUGUST 17 Navigating Child Support. For those who want to establish paternity, file for support, enforce existing order, what to expect in court, role of family court, probation and social services. People in Transition (see 7/29), 6:30-8pm.

AUGUST 18 Smart Women Finish Rich. Plan your financial security and put your money where your values are. People in Transition (see 7/29), 6-8pm.

AUGUST 22 Clinic Escorts Needed (two or three escorts are needed, see 7/25).

AUGUST 23 Women Rock the 19th Amendment (to the Constitution; women’s right to vote). Outdoor music and craft festival on the lawn of historic Paulsdale, 128 Hooton Rd, Mount Laurel, 2-4pm, www.alicepaul.org

AUGUST 29 Chapter Fundraiser: Macy’s Shop for A Cause. Purchase a 25% off coupon from South Jersey NOW for $5, use it to save money on regular, sale or clearance merchandise (10% on other items). See enclosed flyer and 10/20.

AUGUST 29 Clinic Escorts Needed (two or three escorts are needed, see 7/25).

SEPTEMBER 26 Paulsdale Uncorked. Celebrate the end of summer with gourmet food and specialty wine on the lawn at Paulsdale, Alice Paul’s Mount Laurel birthplace, $60 (Equality Award attendees get two tickets for $100), 5-7pm. For sponsorship and advertising opportunities, contact Jackie, 856-231-1885, jburke@alicepaul.org

OCTOBER 10 Paula Poundstone at the Keswick Theatre, Easton Rd and Keswick Ave, Glenside, PA, 8pm. 215-572-7650, www.KeswickTheatre.com or AXS.com.

OCTOBER 20 Chapter Fundraiser: Boscov’s Day. Purchase a 20% off coupon from South Jersey NOW for $5 and use it to purchase holiday gifts, warm winter clothing, kitchen and bath items, furniture, shoes or boots, make-up, even greeting cards you’ll need in the upcoming year! Also refreshments and live music. Even if you don’t purchase anything, put your ticket stub into the jar at the store to be eligible for door prizes including large screen TV, jewelry, and shopping sprees. Coupons make great gifts—you could pay $5 for a greeting card which will end up in the trash or you can give these coupons as a thoughtful present. Coupons sold at Planning and Program Meetings, newsletter mailings or call Fran Forte or Norma Blake to make pick-up arrangements.

OCTOBER 25 Kick-off Event for the Judith Glick Buckman Fund for the Future, Moorestown Community

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House, 4-7pm. Celebrate the beginning of the 501c3 (tax-deductible) organization that will help fund many chapter activities going forward (it has already funded $1170 for newsletter mailings, Program Meeting church rentals and educational materials). Enjoy good food, music and great conversation. Please save the date. Invitations and more information coming.

OCTOBER 30 Southern Burlington County NAACP Freedom Fund Awards Dinner. The Westin Mount Laurel, 555 Fellowship Rd. Save the date, more details coming. Or contact Jeanetta Warren (856-209-4450, sbcnaacpsecretary@gmail.com). See also www.sbcnaacp.org

Get Well Wishes To Rick And Rita We were sorry to learn that chapter members Rick Gray (former VP Membership, Database Manager and Alice’s List Coordinator; current NOW-NJ VP Membership) and his wife Rita Lyons are both ailing. On June 22, suffering from fatigue, Rick went to the ER, only to be told that he had had a heart attack and a gall bladder attack. He had a cardiac cath. procedure but needs six weeks of antibiotics before he can have his gall bladder removed. While visiting Rick in the hospital, Rita did not feel well and after they determined she had had a mini stroke, she was also admitted, across the hall from Rick at Virtua Voorhees. If you would like to express your own personal get well wishes send them via MrRickGray@gmail.com, 5 N. Rose Lane, West Berlin 08094 or 856-767-9526. Women’s Opportunity Center. There will be no orientation session at the Women’s Opportunity Center (WOC) in July or August but please make an appointment to discuss their services. New location: Riverside Branch YMCA of Burlington and Camden counties, 302 Commerce Square Blvd, Burlington, NJ 08016. WOC assists women who have lost financial support due to separation, divorce, death, disability of spouse by providing educational/vocational info, community referrals, interest/aptitude testing, life skills workshops, free career clothing. Childcare available (reservations needed), please note new phone number: 609-543-6200, ext. 224, www.woc-bc.org. WOC is now on Facebook See also Gloucester County’s program, People in Transition (7/29). Branding Assistance Is Needed The Judith Glick Buckman Fund for the Future (“JGB FFF” or “the Fund”) is the new tax- deductible 501(c)3 organization that was established to help fund many chapter activities going forward. The Fund is a very exciting, much-needed effort but in order to increase its impact, the Fund Board is seeking help from someone with marketing experience specifically, someone knowledgeable about branding. If you have this type of experience, or could recommend someone who does, we’d be very grateful. Your time investment would be minimal but your assistance would be invaluable. For more information, please contact the Fund’s Board President, Barbara

Irvine at 856-829-8969 or bhigni@aol.com. See also 10/25 in the calendar of events. Volunteers Needed To Observe National Now’s Website As you will read in Roxanne Sutocky’s article in this issue, major by-law changes were voted in at the National NOW Conference held June 19-21 in New Orleans. These changes are to be posted at National NOW’s website later this month. Also, instead of notifying every member by mail of future conference dates, by-laws changes and elections, as they have done in the past, National NOW will now be posting those notifications on their website where members may or may not see them. South Jersey NOW needs several volunteers to go to National NOW’s website (www.now.org) and select “e-mail sign up”. Then we would like you to send us a monthly e-mail on the 1st of each month notifying us what new things or announcements that were posted or reported since the previous month. This can be done any time during the month whenever it’s convenient. It can be as brief as you want; no fancy writing needed; you could even copy and paste what you see and send it to: outreach@southjerseynow.org Please send a message to the same address to ask question or to indicate that you can help us with this very important effort. Return Your Planned Parenthood Petitions Last month, enclosed with your South Jersey NOW newsletter, was a petition to support the Planned Parenthood’s Legislative Summit in Trenton. The Summit was held to ensure that elected officials know women and men are watching and want them to restore life-saving funding for family planning in the state budget. Please collect some signatures and send your petition to Aurora Connor (chapter member) at: Planned Parenthood of Southern NJ, 317 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103. If you need additional petitions, please call her at 856-365-3519. Gift Basket Items Needed You know all those new, perfectly good but unwanted items that are clogging up your drawers, closets and shelves? We need them for gift baskets that we will raffle off to raise money for South Jersey NOW—Alice Paul chapter and the Judith Glick Buckman Fund for the Future. We don’t need you to make up the gift baskets! We just need you to donate a few items. Here are some ideas but don’t limit yourself to these: bottle of wine, scented candles, pottery, lotions, frames, wine openers, tote bags, vases, chocolates, jewelry, sports tickets, gift cards, stays at vacation homes. You get the idea. Please bring your items to a Planning Meeting, Program Meeting, newsletter mailing or give them to Rita Spaulding, Lorraine Petrie or Judy Buckman. Alice List Interviewers Are Needed For more than 20 years, South Jersey NOW has

been interviewing local women candidates to determine which ones we want to endorse and financially support (see Alice’s List brochure enclosed with last month’s newsletter). Francine Cartwright will send letters to all women candidates in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties indicating that we want to interview them after August 1. We need your help with that effort. Two people will go to each candidate interview (one to ask the questions and the other to record the responses). You don’t have to make up the questions (we have those ready) and we don’t want you to try and convince candidates that they should support our issues. We just want to find out which candidates support women’s rights and which ones do not. Interviews can take place during the day, in the evening or on weekends. Please contact Francine (fpcartwright@gmail.com) with questions or to let her know that you can help with this extremely important chapter effort. Books By Our June Program Speakers Are On Kindle! Every single one of the attendees at our June Program Meeting gave the speaker, Rowan professor, Dr. Melissa Klapper, a rating of “outstanding”. Her presentation, about the role of Jewish women in the suffrage (right to vote) and birth control movements of the early 1900s, was covered by a reporter and half a dozen visitors came to hear her extremely engaging, lively and informative presentation. One attendee said it was one of the best programs we’ve had. If you were not able to attend, or if you prefer to get your books electronically, we’re happy to announce that both of Dr. Klapper’s award-wining books are available in Kindle format:

• Ballots, Babies and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women’s Activism, 1890-1940

• Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920

Which Woman Should Be On The $10 Bill? In 2020, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of suffrage (women’s right to vote), the U.S. Treasury is planning to put a woman on the $10 bill. And who was most responsible for getting women the right to vote?!? Alice Paul, of course!! Both the Alice Paul Institute and South Jersey NOW—Alice Paul chapter are considering various ways to get the word out and exert pressure on the decision makers to do the right thing. In the meantime, the only way you can “vote” is through social media, by posting on your own Facebook with a hashtag which then duplicates your post on the U.S. Treasury’s Facebook page. Do it!! And spread the word. Strollers And Wagons Needed Gently used strollers and wagons are needed by refugee children and their families who often have to walk long distances. If you have any to donate, or know someone who does, please contact Priscilla Adams at 609-234-4175 or peacepc@aol.com

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NOW Conference 2015 New Orleans,

LA By Roxanne Sutocky, South Jersey NOW,

Alice Paul Chapter Vice President

I had the opportunity to attend this year’s National NOW Conference From

the Grassroots Up: Action at the

Intersections. The conference was held June 18th-21st in New Orleans, LA. The conference opened Thursday evening with a Town Hall Hearing that featured a panel of women of color from the community. The panel discussed why women and girls of color are criminalized and incarcerated disproportionately, harmed by trauma and a lack of access to services, and reflected on domestic violence. The inspiring panel shared their experiences and insight on these unique challenges at the intersection of race and gender. As you may have heard, in the months leading up to this conference, a number of webinars were held to brainstorm changes to the organizations bylaws. In the following three days of the conference, plenaries were held to review and discuss the proposed changes. Among the more than three hundred attendees, there were plenty of strong opinions about the future of the organization and the atmosphere of the plenaries reflected the strong views and hotly contested topics. During the voting, various proposals were discussed, including one to eliminate the chapters (this was voted down by a vast majority!) Although it seemed a daunting task, a revised bylaw was passed. Check the National NOW website to find the updated bylaws. Below are a few important highlights and changes:

• NOW officially announced endorsement of Hillary Clinton.

• Conferences will no longer be delegated, so anyone that attends will be able to vote.

• NOW will have two officers, rather than the current three, with flexibility depending on the budget. A proposed non-elected Executive Director position was rejected.

• A proposed change to provide proper notice to members of conferences, elections, and changes was rejected.

• The National Board will now be comprised of six electoral districts, in place of the current nine regions.

NJ-NOW joined in with members from twenty five states to create the Improving Grassroots Caucus, orchestrated with work from Deb Huber, Bonnie Shapiro, Matt Shapiro and many more. This group organized and implanted bylaws proposals that would ensure NOW remains true to its grassroots origins. The group wore orange scarves in solidarity and worked tirelessly through the weekend. Moving forward, as we see how these changes impact the future of NOW, the Improving Grassroots Caucus plans to continue their vital work.

Supreme Court News

King v. Burwell

In a 6-3 decision the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of consumers in every state to access tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ruling dealt a body blow to Republican attempts to "take down" the ACA. When Congress wrote and passed the ACA, everybody - Democrats, the Congressional Budget Office and even Republicans - agreed that the tax credits that make purchasing health insurance affordable for low and moderate income Americans would be available in all states. And now the Supreme Court agrees. This case represented just one more attempt by Republicans to undo the protections and benefits now guaranteed under the ACA. Although 54 repeal attempts and 2 Supreme Court cases have failed, we know they will not stop. And too much is at stake for us to quit fighting to protect the ACA. Because of the ACA, more than 14 million people nationwide - 700,000 here in NJ - have been able to get the health insurance they need. The number of uninsured adults in our state has dropped by more than 40%.

Obergefell v. Hodges

In a 5-4 decision the U.S Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision that the 14th Amendment requires all states to license marriages between same-sex couples and to recognize all marriages that were lawfully performed out of state. NOW chapters and activists who have worked tirelessly for years to achieve this amazing milestone are celebrating with their allies in the LGBTQIA community. It is a great day when freedom, equality, inclusion — and above all, love — triumph over bigotry. Even as we celebrate, we know that much remains to be done to guarantee full civil and human rights for lesbian, gay,

bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual individuals. NOW’s hundreds of chapters and hundreds of thousands of activists and supporters around the country will continue to work to end violence and discrimination against LGBTQIA people in employment, housing and public accommodations. NOW shares in the joy of the millions of same-sex couples whose loving, committed relationships will be fully recognized at last.

Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole

For the second time in the last year, the U.S. Supreme Court has stepped in to protect access to safe, legal abortion care in Texas. In a 5-4 order, the Court temporarily blocked a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that was set to close all but nine abortion clinics in Texas by July 1. All 19 abortion clinics open in Texas today will be able to remain open as a result of this temporary order. The order suspends the harmful Fifth Circuit ruling while the plaintiffs petition the Supreme Court to review their case against two provisions 2013's omnibus anti-abortion bill, House Bill 2. Passed by anti-abortion politicians under the guise of protecting women's health and safety, HB 2 has already forced half of the state's abortion clinics to shutter, down from 41 in 2011. Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion that would have left Texas, a state with 5.4 million women of reproductive age, with fewer than 10 abortion clinics. Had the final provision of HB 2, the medically unnecessary, ambulatory surgical center requirement, been allowed to take effect on July 1, these remaining clinics would be limited to four metropolitan areas, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, decimating access large portions of the state and endangering the health and safety of millions of Texas women. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel A. Alito Jr. voted to deny the stay.

Historic Bill to Restore Abortion

Coverage Introduced in Congress RaisingWomensVoices.net, July 10, 2015

On Wednesday of this week, Raising Women’s Voices and the National Women’s Health Network celebrated the groundbreaking introduction of H.R. 2972,

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the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Women Act. The bill would repeal the Hyde amendment, ensure that federal funding for all abortions is restored, and prohibit state legislators from limiting abortion coverage in private health insurance markets. The EACH Woman act was the culmination of years of inside-the-beltway coalition advocacy incrementally advanced by our pro-choice coalition allies, the All* Above All campaign, in collaboration with our strongest pro-choice congressional champions, including Congresswomen Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Diana DeGette (D-CO). They, along with 70 additional members of the House of Representatives, succeeded in introducing this bill that would principally restore and sustain abortion coverage for federal employees, members of the military and Peace Corp volunteers, along with low-income women throughout the United States who rely on Medicaid and Medicare. For 39 years, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited the use of federal funds for any abortions that are not needed to save a woman’s life, or to end a pregnancy caused by rape or incest. This amendment has disproportionately affected low-income women, women of color, immigrant women, and young women. The EACH Woman Act puts an end to this discriminatory and ultimately harmful provision and advances a commitment to ensuring every woman has access to the reproductive health care she needs, regardless of her income, her residence, or her type of health insurance. Over the last couple of months, abortion opponents in Congress have been inserting damaging anti-abortion Hyde language amendments into almost every significant human rights and health services coverage bill that has secured bipartisan support (including pieces of legislation related to Medicare pay and reimbursement levels for providers, funding for Federally Qualified Health centers and for the CHIP program). These actions constitute a tactic to force pro-choice members of Congress to vote for a policy they strongly oppose. Now, with the introduction of the EACH Women Act the pro-choice caucus in the House can go on the offensive and counter the anti-Hyde amendments with the pro-active rights and justice-based EACH Women Act. Since its inception 40 years ago, the National Women’s Health Network has advocated for the removal of the Hyde Amendment. The Network’s very first call

to action asked its members to speak out against the harmful effects of Hyde. Since our founding, we have fought to protect the right of every woman to have access to safe, affordable abortion care. Cindy Pearson, Executive Director of the Network, explains: “Our vision is to restore insurance coverage so that every woman — no matter how much she makes or where she lives — can get affordable, safe abortion care when she needs it. The introduction of this historic bill finally allows us to take a legislative stance against this injustice to women and their families. Politicians should not be allowed to deny a woman coverage for abortion just because she is poor. Today, we stand up and say enough is enough.” Raising Women’s Voices and the National Women’s Health Network are proud to be a part of this historic moment for women’s health and reproductive justice. Moving forward, we will continue to work with our All* Above All coalition partners to strengthen support for the EACH Women Act within the halls of Congress, particularly with our pro-choice U.S. Senate champions, in hopes of building the groundswell of support to repeal the Hyde Amendment and lift the remaining barriers to abortion care. Then, full and unfettered abortion coverage will become a reality for all women in this country. Today, the Obama Administration finally released its post-Hobby Lobby contraceptive services accommodation guidance. The final rules maintain the existing accommodation for eligible religious nonprofits, but also establish an alternative way for these organizations to provide notice of their religiously-based objection to covering contraceptive services for their employees. Additionally, the final rule provides clear criteria for defining which closely held for-profit entities are eligible to take advantage of these rules, including ruling out publicly-traded corporations. In a news release announcing the rules, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell said: “Women across the country should have access to preventive services, including contraception. At the same time, we recognize the deeply held views on these issues, and we are committed to securing women’s access to important preventive services at no additional cost under the Affordable Care Act, while respecting religious beliefs.”

Statement from NOW President Terry

O'Neill on Hillary Clinton's

Presidential Candidacy

Announcement, 4/4/15

Washington, D.C. – I welcome Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for President in 2016 because gender matters in the United States today, and Hillary Clinton’s life experiences as a woman give her knowledge, insights, and wisdom that others do not have. That’s good for our politics and good for our country. Secretary Clinton’s candidacy is a powerful message to girls that they can aspire to the highest office, and an equally powerful message to boys that women can be leaders on an equal footing with men. That’s a transformative milestone in our society that is long overdue. NOW and NOW activists have been working steadily since the 1960s for women’s rights, and we were proud when feminist leaders like Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder and Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun ran for President and during Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro’s historic campaign for vice president. They helped make Hillary Clinton’s journey possible. The National Organization for Women is always on the side of making history, and we love the sound of barriers breaking down.

How A Subtle Change To Facebook

Icons Could Make Huge Difference

For Gender Equality By Cecilia Kang 7/8/15, Washington Post

Facebook just made a subtle design change to its icons that probably won't be noticed by the vast majority of its users but that could profoundly influence perceptions of women. The changes were made to the tiny icons that appear in the upper right-hand corner of the social networking site. For years, the company had used a "friends" icon with a man and woman, with the woman positioned behind the man. Worse yet, the generic female avatar looked like her shoulder had been lopped off. The symbolism was glaring to Caitlin Winner, a design manager who spearheaded an effort to change the icons. And in an industry under increasing criticism for its lack of gender and racial diversity, such decisions on designs contribute to the unconscious biases that have made it so hard for women to advance.

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"As a woman, educated at a women’s college, it was hard not to read into the symbolism of the current icon; the woman was quite literally in the shadow of the man, she was not in a position to lean in," Winner wrote in a blog post on Medium. Without much fanfare, Facebook began to roll out the changes for desktop and mobile users this week. In the new "friends" icon, the female avatar is placed in front of the male icon (right image):

Same with the icon for groups of friends, where the female figure is featured prominently:

And then there was the female avatar herself. She needed a shoulder and updates to her "Darth Vadar-like helmet":

The result was a more modern look and stronger posture. And while she was at it, the male icon got a new hairdo, too:

"As a result of this project, I’m on high alert for symbolism. I try to question all icons, especially those that feel the most familiar," Winner wrote. "For example, is the briefcase the best symbol for ‘work’? Which population carried briefcases and in which era? What are other ways that ‘work’ could be symbolized and what would those icons evoke for the majority of people on Earth?" The changes may be hard to catch for Facebook's 1.4 billion users. But it is exactly these types of subtle culture biases that have contributed to gender inequality for pay, corporate leadership and representation in fields such as tech.

Meryl Streep Appeals to Members of

Congress to Put the Equal Rights

Amendment (ERA) Into the

Constitution June 23, 2015, Washington, DC./ Los

Angeles

In support of the new ERA Coalition campaign, today five hundred thirty-five letters personally signed by Meryl Streep are being delivered to each and every Member of Congress. The letters urge lawmakers to support a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for women. “I am writing to ask you to stand up for equality – for your mother, your daughter, your sister, your wife or yourself – by actively supporting the Equal Rights Amendment,” Ms. Streep wrote. “The ERA is not just a women’s rights issue,” she noted, “it will have a meaningful benefit for the whole human family.” With each letter, Meryl Streep enclosed a copy of the book Equal Means Equal: Why the Time for the ERA is Now, by Jessica Neuwirth. The founder and President of the ERA Coalition, Ms. Neuwirth said she wrote the book “to show the urgent need for the ERA, highlighting the cases of real women who have suffered harm and were unable to get the legal protection they should have from the Constitution.” The ERA Coalition was founded last year to build a broader base of public support for ongoing efforts to put the ERA into the Constitution. Ms. Streep joins a growing number of prominent individuals and celebrities who have publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the Equal Rights Amendment including former President Jimmy Carter, Chelsea Handler, Rashida Jones, Jane Fonda, Tavis Smiley, Taylor Schilling, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Patricia Arquette and Gloria Steinem, who serves on the board of the ERA Coalition. In writing to Members of Congress, Streep said, “I am adding my voice to the long term efforts of others in the campaign to have the rights of the majority of Americans, who were not considered equal citizens by the framers of the Constitution, included and secured by virtue of an Amendment. “ Streep famously cheered on Patricia Arquette in her Academy Awards acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Boyhood," in a clip that went viral. After thanking cast and crew, Arquette said, “To every woman who gave birth. To every tax payer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America.” Patricia Arquette is Executive Producer of a soon-to-be-released documentary film

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL by Kamala Lopez. The documentary takes an unflinching look at where American women find themselves and makes an irrefutable case for their full, legal equality. In solidarity with the book and its’ mission, Lopez said, “When I began this journey six years ago, I never could have imagined the scope of what I would learn. I discovered that despite multiple laws in place that purport to protect American women, the reality was far from equal in area after area. Ratifying the ERA would put American women's civil and human rights on a solid immovable foundation, impervious to the winds of political change." Several bills related to the ERA have been recently introduced in Congress - by Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) in the House, and by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in the Senate. The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress in 1972. It had been ratified by 35 states when the deadline for ratification expired in 1982, just three states short of the 38 states needed to put the ERA into the Constitution. The ERA Coalition was founded in 2014. It has more than fifty organizational members.

And In Related News…

Break out the champagne!

Over the last year, the wage gender gap closed by a FULL PENNY.

That’s right. For the same work, women have gone from making ONLY $0.77 to $0.78 per every dollar men make. So, what will we do with this extra $20.80 a year? Perhaps, we'll buy: - 2/3rd of one day of rent in a single bedroom apartment, or - 2/3rd of a tank of gas, or - 2 hours of child care, or - 4 happy meals While even a penny is progress, it’s not nearly enough. Isn't sexism in the workplace illegal? Let's stand together and fight for equality.

“Up and down the ladder many women

are paid less for the same work…it’s time

to have wage equality once and for all.”

-- Hillary Clinton

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� Obama Permanently Protects More Than One Million Acres of

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� Thanks to Obamacare, Women Are Saving Nearly $1.4 Billion

on Birth Control Pills, Inae Oh, Mother Jones, 07/08/2015

� President Assures There Will Be Justice for Farkhunda in

Afghanistan Following Outcry by Women’s Rights Leaders, Feminist Newswire, 07/08/05/2015

A Full Life by Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel

Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a few second thoughts. In A Full Life, Carter tells what he is proud of and what he might do differently. He is frank about the presidents who have succeeded him, world leaders, and his passions for the causes he cares most about, particularly the condition of women and the deprived people of the developing world. This is a wise and moving look back from this remarkable man. Jimmy Carter has lived one of our great American lives—from rural obscurity to world fame, universal respect, and contentment. A Full Life is an extraordinary read.

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Please join Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar for a meal benefitting National Organization for Women. When you present this flyer, 20% ofthe sales* will be given to National Organization for Women. By joiningus for this meal, you help raise money for Alice Paul Chapter - all right

here in your community!

Please join Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar for a meal benefitting National Organization for Women. When you present this flyer, 20% ofthe sales* will be given to National Organization for Women. By joiningus for this meal, you help raise money for Alice Paul Chapter - all right

here in your community!