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MOVE TO AMEND On Feminism vs. Corporate Rule ... March 8, is International Women's Day Original article: Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess | |||||||||
Move to Amend Peter -- As you likely know, the Supreme Court deemed corporations as people with Constitutional rights fifty years before women achieved the right to vote. That fact gives meaning to the sentence: The US Constitution is a property rights document. Today, March 8, is International Women's Day -- an observance established in 1911 with deep roots in the Women's Suffrage Movement. It is an expression of how hard women all over the world have had to fight to secure the same legal status, rights, and opportunities as men. It's also a reminder of the immense work is left to be done to elevate human rights over corporate privilege. Help us grow the movement to continue that work by sharing the Motion to Amend petition on your social media, or a group text/email to your friends and family! A prime example is the ever-present gender pay discrimination, which was worsened by the pandemic. According to Economists' predictions, women will earn just 76 cents for every dollar earned by the average male. Furthermore, they predict it will take more than a decade to close the wage gap to what it was before (81 cents) the pandemic – which still was NOT equitable. In short, the pandemic exacerbated gender pay discrimination - And we shouldn't be surprised that corporations saw massive profits. Corporations rely on paying workers starvation wages. And it is undeniable that this was an especially harsh slap in the face to working women, when...
plicitly feminist, women-led organization, Move to Amend exists to ensure that all people have equal rights and opportunities -- and we understand that corporate Constitutional rights ALWAYS come at the expense of not only women's rights but the basic human rights that feminists believe EVERYONE should have, like housing, healthcare, and a living wage. What you can do today:
Move to Amend National Team ... Jessica, Keyan, Milly, Kaitlin, Greg, Shelly, Saleem, Alfonso, Daniel, Jennie, Leila, Jason, Tara, George, Joni P.S. Move to Amend stands in solidarity with poor and working women in the US and around the world, because the fight against corporate rule is inextricably bound to the fight for women's rights -- help us grow the movement by sharing the Move to Amend petition today. Move to Amend · PO Box 188617, Sacramento, CA 95818, United States This email was sent to peterbnyc@gmail.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. |