Proposition 1 Would Ensure New York Continues to Be a Beacon of Progress
Opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data.
Progress for all New Yorkers has never been more important, and this year, progress is on the ballot.
The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) urges you to flip your ballot and vote Yes on Proposition 1 to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) into the New York State Constitution.
As president of WBASNY, the largest women’s bar association in the United States, and a litigator, I have heard from our members and seen firsthand, the impact of sex and gender bias that has been pervasive in our society. Discrimination affects many areas of life, including salaries, education, housing and employment. From different outcomes for women and children in court to the barriers placed before clients simply because of who they are, the discriminatory policies, behaviors and practices we see perpetuate disadvantages for certain people.
Voting for the New York Equal Rights Amendment will enshrine equal protections in the New York State Constitution. There are many myths about the ERA. But on its basic level it will provide protections in New York’s constitution for women and other protected classes already recognized under the New York Human Rights Law such as national origin, ethnicity, disability and age. This constitutional amendment will ensure that the important laws protecting New Yorkers from discrimination will no longer be subject to the whims of the legislature. New York would join 29 other states that already have ERAs in their constitutions.
As an organization comprising attorneys, judges, educators and others in the legal profession, WBASNY has held, and will continue to hold, information sessions to provide New York voters with the necessary information to make an informed decision at the ballot box.
WBASNY encourages New Yorkers to flip their ballots and vote yes on Proposition 1.
Marea L. Wachsman, Esq.
President, Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York
Examiner Media – Keeping you informed with professionally-reported local news, features, and sports coverage.
