by Dianne Post | Jan 11, 2018 | Domestic Violence, Equality for Women, Sexism
Why did 63% of white women in Alabama vote for Roy Moore? The accusations against him were many, long-standing, and serious. The exit polls said the women who voted for Moore did not believe the women who accused him of abuse. It’s not unusual that women don’t believe...
by Dianne Post | Dec 12, 2017 | Equality for Women, Human Rights, Justice and Democracy, Sexism
As allegations of sexual harassment continue to flood into society, let’s be clear that sexual harassment is not the problem but the symptom. The problem is patriarchy in which women are defined as less than men; in which the disease – power imbalance – is what causes...
by Dianne Post | Oct 26, 2017 | Equality for Women
A friend of mine got married and I told her to “be careful about that.” She was furious with me saying that I was questioning her choices and had no right to do that. I was dumbfounded that she would be angry at my comment. Since then, I have been thinking...
by Dianne Post | Sep 11, 2017 | Equality for Women, Human Rights, Justice and Democracy, Sexism
The Arizona Capitol Times, June 15, 2017, Opinion: GOP and the ERA Excerpt: Equal Rights Amendment seems to be very frightening to the Arizona Republican Party. On April 27, the sponsor of the Arizona ERA (HCR2012), Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley, D-Tucson, moved for it...
by Dianne Post | Jun 7, 2017 | 14th Amendment
The American Dream for Women: when will it arrive? An article about the 14th Amendment equal protection provisions and the Equal Rights Amendment.