Category: Women’s Rights
-
Unfinished Business: Why Women’s Rights Deserve Constitutional Protection
Preventing Regression of Rights The Silent Gap in America’s Constitution For centuries, women in America have struggled for recognition, dignity, and equality before the law. Despite enormous gains—such as acquiring the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment—the U.S. Constitution does not yet explicitly enshrine gender equality (MacKinnon, 2016). That lack exposes…