what would the equal rights amendment do? doc...
what would the equal rights amendment do? document #5 - gloria steinem, “statement in support of the era” (1970) during the 12 years of working for a living, i have experienced much of the legal and social discrimination reserved for women in this country. i have been refused service in public restaurants, ordered out of public gathering places, and turned away from apartment rentals; all for the clearly stated, sole reason that i am a woman... i have been excluded from professional groups, writing assignments on so - called “unfeminine” subjects such as politics, full participation in the democratic party, jury duty, and even from such small male privileges as discounts on airline fares. most important to me, i have been denied a society in which women are encouraged to think of themselves as first - class citizens and responsible human beings. give two examples of gender discrimination that gloria steinem has endured. a. b.