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"I never doubted
that equal rights was the right direction.
Most reforms,
most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated
about ordinary equality."
Alice Paul - 1972
NOT THEN...
NOT IN 2008...
NOT EVER!
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Empowering
Women to Unite & Mobilize!
WOMEN'S EQUALITY - IS LONG OVERDUE !
THE
TIME IS NOW FOR
2010 & BEYOND !
The
Majority United is a national
member organization, dedicated
to achieving Women's Rights in ways that are effective,
efficient and enduring.
Can We Divide And Conquer?
Hillary Clinton during the 2008
election stated that 'women’s
rights are human rights.'
If one accepts this statement as true then there needs to be a
realigning of priorities for women’s groups.
For quite awhile many women’s groups have slowly become political
organizations with a platform similar to those of a political party.
Yet by doing this (as some race-based groups have also done) they have
narrowed their reach and effectiveness.
By imposing a set of political standards on the membership of a group
the implication is that if you are a woman there is the list of things
you must believe.
That's not equality, and while their intentions may be good, these
groups that sum up a person by either gender
or race are doing exactly the opposite of what was the original goal of
said organization.
Oddly enough the successes of these groups has rendered them irrelevant.
Cementing Our Fate in the
Abortion Debate?
No
place has this been more evident than
when addressing
the issue of abortion.
Many genuinely see abortion as the 'taking of a life,' and therefore
feel
obligated to speak out against it. They go up against those who
perceive
pro-lifers as trying to restrict the rights of women.
This creates a tremendous clash. Yet this isn't the stark issue that
some
have made it out to be. The reality is that some on the left and on the
right have used rhetoric to help radicalize the debate, making it a
huge
wedge issue. True equality and freedom for women will exist when
pro-choice
translates to free-choice and each woman is free to make her own
decision
without having it imposed on her.
Therefore
a modern effective
woman's group needs to
depoliticize itself
from conventional party politics and from automatically aligning with a
particular
party. Our rights and needs cannot be subordinated to any male-defined
agenda as
those agendas have always marginalized us. Women are free to believe in
woman's equality,
and think abortion is wrong.
Women
are also free to believe
that choice is their
right.
This holds for other issues too. It is up to the individual to decide
where they stand
on economics, foreign policy, and the like; it is not up to this group
to determine
the thoughts and beliefs of its members. This group is charged with
standing up for
women against sexist attacks regardless of political belief and/or
background.
It is the task of this group to stand up for the dignity and respect of
women
and to stand up for human rights as a whole.
...Betty Jean Kling and
Katherine Morrison
Join The Majority United today
in our efforts to unite women to finally make a difference in the lives
of all women now and for future generations to come!
THE
TIME IS NOW FOR
2010 & BEYOND !
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More on Women's
Equality & Rights Issues
Blog Article -
December 20, 2009 - By Betty Jean Kling
What
is a female? Not what you think she is!
What is a female?
A Female is depicted by others everyday all day
long all over the world. Does anyone anywhere even know who or what a
female is anymore? Does a female even know who she is? Ask her – she
will tell you who she is to someone else no doubt! Lately is has become
vogue to brag about being a mother. As a mom, proud to be a mom, A
million moms. I am one of those and I belong to every one of those and
darn happy to be one too.
I am also a
citizen and proud to be one – and a wife and proud to be
one and a daughter and proud to be one but I am also a female and when
I take away all the other labels – I need to know that as one of 52% of
the population I am something else! How many of us unique females have
no children, husband, siblings or parents left. What does that make us
nothings? I dare say we had damned well better wake up and recognize
that we are so much more than someone else’s something, as proud as we
are to be part of a family, a partner, a bigger picture or a bigger
community, we are individuals. Read
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