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TheBlackAdder

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31. Rutgers-Eagleton Center for American Women & Politics (45% of women voted paternalistic since 1974).

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 08:15 PM

Jun 2022

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That is one of the reasons why ERA did not get passed. Phyllis Schlafly rallied them and since the mid-70s 45% of women have consistently voted paternalistic. The do so due to religion, family & community influences. Some do so by undue pressure, but most are ardent supporters of their religion, and many are in fundamental or orthodox religions and embrace that.

This, along with male voting makes it difficult for women's issues to pass. Instead smaller laws are passed to grant one or two subsets of what the ERA would have provided, but just enough to take the heat off of the ERA issue.

Something has to be done to pierce that religious veil.

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