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Women's Rights
Taking Action
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Built-In Discrimination, Women in the Military,
Welfare, Pay Equity, Maternity Leave, and Child Care...these and other
issues are all important parts of Women's Rights. How these issues
have changed over time are spelled out in Life
Issue History. Action on these issues will differ among the
political parties. Individual women will disagree on which of these
are the most critical examples of the rights of women. WomenMatter
will track each of these sub-issues that make up the larger picture
of Women's Rights. We can make a major difference.
1. Understand the current rules about the rights of women. To keep up, the details are described right here.
2. Understand where your representatives stand on both philosophy and the specifics of each of these issues, and who gives them money, click here.
3. Ask these questions of the representatives, candidates for office, and the political parties that want our money and our votes. How much do they know and how willing are they to give us details about where they stand and why? Ask your elected representatives any of these Life Issue questions:
- Are there issues you consider to be women's issues? Why?
- Why are issues like child care and pay equity pushed aside when they concern all of us? What action will you take? When?
- Do you think women as a group need "rights?" Why? Or why not?
4. Talk about your ideas with friends, family, and co-workers. You can use these questions to start exchanging ideas:
- Do you feel that your government represetatives actually represent you? Why or why not?
- What three Life Issues are most important to you? Are you willing to be noticed politically by pooling your voice and your votes in the primaries?
- Why do you think there are so few women in decision-making positions?
5. When you know which party, which activist organizations, and which individuals represent your views, join them and send $5 to support their efforts.
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