As Joan Baez, one of my favorite songwriters/performers/activists from my political ‘coming of age’ era, once said, "Action is the antidote to despair." Tomorrow is Election Day in the United States, and voting is one action we can all take as US citizens — and a privilege for every person living in a democratic country — to fend off the despair so easily experienced given the wars, the violence, and the rollback on rights in so many places today.
Read MoreThis International Women's Day, #EmbraceEquity
We've waited 100 years for equality in our Constitution. When will Congress act? This week, I write about the history of International Women’s Day, the need for Congress to affirm the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and the difference between equality and equity, and why we all need to work for both in our offices and communities.
Read MoreUrgent Action Needed this week for the ERA
The century long fight for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is on the precipice of full success, but your voice is needed.
Read MoreWomen's History Month Is the Perfect Time to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
If you know the history of this struggle, you know that an ERA amendment was passed by Congress in 1972. But in order for an amendment to become part of the Constitution, it needs three-fourths of the states to ratify it and that hasn’t happened yet. But momentum around ratification is building and may happen very soon.
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