No, the Equal Rights Amendment is not a 'feminist handout'
Posted on AllSides January 31st, 2020
From The Center
OPINION
On the day Virginia officially voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment earlier this month, becoming the crucial 38th state to do so, I listened to a male colleague explain his opposition to what he deemed "feminist" messaging—specifically, a political campaign touting the fact that a woman was first to accomplish something in her field. A "feminist" angle, he argued, was anything but persuasive to a general audience.
"It's a turnoff," he said. "Just another woman looking for a handout."
A familiar flurry of rage spun in my chest. Why...
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