ECP NetHappenings Women’s Rights
1974 to present
✅ in 1974, a large coalition of women’s and civil rights groups pressured the government to pass the Equal Credit Opportunity Act at a time when discrimination against women applying for her own credit was common. Republicans opposed this Act.
✅ in 1977, Women’s organizations, feminist and civil rights activists started a campaign to END discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 was passed. Republicans opposed this Act.
✅ in 1980, Republicans voted AGAINST allowing women to report sexual harassment in the work place under the Civil Rights Act. “Men will be men,” was their argument.
✅ in 1990, in recognition of the severity of the crimes associated with domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, the Violence Against Women Act was passed in 1994. Although this bill passed BOTH Congressional chambers, Republicans attempted to cut the funding for this Act.
✅ in an effort to close the pay gap between women and men, Women’s organizations and activists fought for Equal Pay. Republicans opposed equal pay for women:
– in 1963, against the Equal Pay Act
– in 2009, they opposed the Fair Pay Act
– in 2012, against the Paycheck Fairness Act
– in 2014 again, against the Paycheck Fairness Act
– in 2015, also against the Paycheck Fairness Act
– in 2019, once again, they voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act
– in 2021, we once again, we find Republicans voting against the Paycheck Fairness Act
✅ in 2012, Republicans opposed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
✅ in 2021, once again, Republicans voted AGAINST the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
✅ in 2022, they conspired with evangelicals and the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade
✅ also in 2022, Republicans voted AGAINST the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
✅ in 2023, the state of Idaho passed a law criminalizing women from crossing state lines for abortion care. They’re taking away your right to FREELY travel in this country.
✅ also in 2023, Texas basically set bounties on a woman’s head. The counties of Lubbock, Goliad, Mitchell, and Cochran passed anti-abortion travel ordinances that would bar pregnant women from traveling to access an out-of-state abortion.
This ordinance can only be enforced by private citizens who file lawsuits against people assisting pregnant women seeking an abortion.
✅ February 2024, Republicans in Oklahoma want to brand you like cattle by using a “unique patient identifier” for getting, or attempting to get, an abortion.
✅ Also February 2024, a Republican-sponsored bill passed the
@HouseGOP making it harder to qualify for food stamps. Which could lead to your child’s poverty and malnutrition.
✅ March 2024, Alabama criminalized the destruction of IVF embryos stating that stored embryos can be afforded the same legal protections as children under the Wrongful Death of Minor Act of 1872.
✅ May 2024, Louisiana is in the process of trying to criminalize women for even possessing abortion pills
✅ since 2021, Republican states have repeatedly tried to make abortions punishable by death
✅ As of June 2024….
41 State’s have abortion bans in effect with only limited exceptions.
– 14 states have a total abortion ban
– 27 states have abortion bans based on weeks of pregnancy
– 7 states ban abortion at or before 18 weeks
– 20 states ban abortion at some point after 18 weeks
– 9 State’s along with DC do NOT restrict abortion based on week’s of pregnancy
✅ as a reminder, back in 2016 the hastag RepealThe19th was trending by both the MAGA cult and the @GOP
They want to revoke a woman’s right to vote.
The @GOP. @HouseGOP, @SenateGOP HATE WOMEN.
And if this country is EVER going to become the “land of the free,” we need women to stand up in opposition of these Republican Party misogynistic assholes.