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Congresswoman Backs New Equal Rights Amendment; Points to Afghanistan, China as Models
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
By
Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com) – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
(D-Texas) told activists rallying on Capitol Hill in support of the
newly reintroduced Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), that the United States
should join 27 other countries that have equality guarantees for women,
including Rwanda, Algeria, China and Afghanistan.
“It does make a difference if an Equal Rights Amendment is in place or
not,” Lee told the people who gathered outside of the Capitol on
Tuesday.
“Twenty-seven other countries, including Rwanda, Afghanistan, Algeria and China have equality provisions,” Lee said.
Lee said she’s worked with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) to ensure that
the new Democratic government in Afghanistan addressed women’s rights.
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