#IWD2024

[liberaljane]

Women's Not So Distant History

This #WomensHistoryMonth, let's not forget how many of our rights were only won in recent decades, and weren’t acquired by asking nicely and waiting. We need to fight for our rights. Here's are a few examples:

📍 Before 1974's Fair Credit Opportunity Act made it illegal for financial institutions to discriminate against applicants' gender, banks could refuse women a credit card. Women won the right to open a bank account in the 1960s, but many banks still refused without a husband’s signature. This allowed men to continue to have control over women’s bank accounts. Unmarried women were often refused service by financial institutions entirely.

📍 Before 1977, sexual harassment was not considered a legal offense. That changed when a woman brought her boss to court after she refused his sexual advances and was fired. The court stated that her termination violated the 1974 Civil Rights Act, which made employment discrimination illegal.⚖️

📍 In 1969, California became the first state to pass legislation to allow no-fault divorce. Before then, divorce could only be obtained if a woman could prove that her husband had committed serious faults such as adultery. 💍By 1977, nine states had adopted no-fault divorce laws, and by late 1983, every state had but two. The last, New York, adopted a law in 2010.

📍In 1967, Kathrine Switzer, entered the Boston Marathon under the name "K.V. Switzer." At the time, the Amateur Athletics Union didn't allow women. Once discovered, staff tried to remove Switzer from the race, but she finished. AAU did not formally accept women until fall 1971.

📍 In 1972, Lillian Garland, a receptionist at a California bank, went on unpaid leave to have a baby and when she returned, her position was filled. Her lawsuit led to 1978's Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which found that discriminating against pregnant people is unlawful

📍 It wasn’t until 2016 that gay marriage was legal in all 50 states. Previously, laws varied by state, and while many states allowed for civil unions for same-sex couples, it created a separate but equal standard. In 2008, California was the first state to achieve marriage equality, only to reverse that right following a ballot initiative later that year. 

📍In 2018, Utah and Idaho were the last two states that lacked clear legislation protecting chest or breast feeding parents from obscenity laws. At the time, an Idaho congressman complained women would, "whip it out and do it anywhere,"

📍 In 1973, the Supreme Court affirmed the right to safe legal abortion in Roe v. Wade. At the time of the decision, nearly all states outlawed abortion with few exceptions. In 1965, illegal abortions made up one-sixth of all pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths. Unfortunately after years of abortion restrictions and bans, the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022. Since then, 14 states have fully banned care, and another 7 severely restrict it – leaving most of the south and midwest without access. 

📍 Before 1973, women were not able to serve on a jury in all 50 states. However, this varied by state: Utah was the first state to allow women to serve jury duty in 1898. Though, by 1927, only 19 states allowed women to serve jury duty. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 gave women the right to serve on federal juries, though it wasn't until 1973 that all 50 states passed similar legislation

📍 Before 1988, women were unable to get a business loan on their own. The Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 allowed women to get loans without a male co-signer and removed other barriers to women in business. The number of women-owned businesses increased by 31 times in the last four decades. 

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📍 Before 1965, married women had no right to birth control. In Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), the Supreme Court ruled that banning the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy.

📍 Before 1967, interracial couples didn’t have the right to marry. In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court found that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional. In 2000, Alabama was the last State to remove its anti-miscegenation laws from the books.

📍 Before 1972, unmarried women didn’t have the right to birth control. While married couples gained the right in 1967, it wasn’t until Eisenstadt v. Baird seven years later, that the Supreme Court affirmed the right to contraception for unmarried people.

📍 In 1974, the last “Ugly Laws” were repealed in Chicago. “Ugly Laws” allowed the police to arrest and jail people with visible disabilities for being seen in public. People charged with ugly laws were either charged a fine or held in jail. ‘Ugly Laws’ were a part of the late 19th century Victorian Era poor laws. 

📍 In 1976, Hawaii was the last state to lift requirements that a woman take her husband’s last name.  If a woman didn’t take her husband’s last name, employers could refuse to issue her payroll and she could be barred from voting. 

📍 It wasn’t until 1993 that marital assault became a crime in all 50 states. Historically, intercourse within marriage was regarded as a “right” of spouses. Before 1974, in all fifty U.S. states, men had legal immunity for assaults their wives. Oklahoma and North Carolina were the last to change the law in 1993.

📍  In 1990, the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) – most comprehensive disability rights legislation in U.S. history – was passed. The ADA protected disabled people from employment discrimination. Previously, an employer could refuse to hire someone just because of their disability.

📍 Before 1993, women weren’t allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor. That changed when Sen. Moseley Braun (D-IL), & Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) wore trousers - shocking the male-dominated Senate. Their fashion statement ultimately led to the dress code being clarified to allow women to wear pants. 

📍 Emergency contraception (Plan B) wasn't approved by the FDA until 1998. While many can get emergency contraception at their local drugstore, back then it required a prescription. In 2013, the FDA removed age limits & allowed retailers to stock it directly on the shelf (although many don’t).

📍  In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court ruled that anti-cohabitation laws were unconstitutional. Sometimes referred to as the ‘'Living in Sin' statute, anti-cohabitation laws criminalize living with a partner if the couple is unmarried. Today, Mississippi still has laws on its books against cohabitation. 

[maximumeffort]

cheers to all who celebrate

[bunnyhugs22]

[justalittlesolarpunk]

Happy International Women’s Day. Reminder that this day emerged out of labour organising and it’s not about celebrating girlbosses or any whitewashed corporate feminism. It’s about equal pay for equal work, full bodily autonomy, the liberation of queer and trans women, sex work decrim, fairly shared domestic labour, global decolonisation, fighting misogynoir, an end to sexual harassment and rape culture, a society that actually supports those trying to raise children, fair representation of women across all sectors and positions in society, media and stories that don’t cast women as passive and useless. Reminder that patriarchy is inextricably linked with the forces currently wreaking such destruction on nature and the environment, that a green future is a feminist future and a feminist future is a green future. From Greta Thunberg to Leah Namugerwa to Christiana Figueres, Mikaela Loach, Xiye Bastida and Nemonte Nenquimo, women are powerful and important voices across our movement, leading the way and demanding the change we need because they understand that it’s all connected.

[leighlew3]

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

[hausmakes]

woman supporting woman worldwide! Happy international woman’s day <3

[fullyarmoredbattlesturgeon]

Happy birthday to the bolshiveks, menshiveks, SR's, social democrats and liberals being fucking cowards and calling off revolution, only to be shamed into action by the women of St. Petersburg who came out in force in the streets on March 8th, International Women's day.

They went from factory to factory, throwing rocks and heckling the passivity of the union men that had rolled over in the face of the Tsar, and the next day they too came out into the streets in a show of solidarity with their sisters and siblings.

International Women's day marks the start of the 1917 revolution. Within days, the liberal Duke Lavrov called off the soldiers, and a short time later the Tsar himself abdicated the Russian throne.

the bolshiveks (especially under Stalin) would slowly begin to push the importance of this day under the rug, as they betrayed the decades of work that Russian feminists had been doing both within and outside of their ranks. Upon it's founding (under great pressure from radical feminists), the USSR was the first country in Europe to legalize abortion, only to revoke that right within a matter of years under the command of Stalin.

People have a tendency to forget the Febuary revolution, saying that it matters little since the bolshiveks end up winning in the end - but it behooves us, regardless of our political tendencies to remember the bravery of the women of St. Petersburg, slowly left out of our historical accounts in favor of those that ironically never could have won without them.

So, to working women everywhere: remember the power in your hands. You have the power to topple empires.

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

If it happened once, it can happen again.

Happy International Women's day.

[not-mary-sue]

Happy International Women's Day to all the women of Tumblr. You're all my sisters. No, you don't get a choice in the matter and mum said it's my turn to choose what's on TV.

[daughterofprofit96]

Hey, I'm back in time for International Women's Day.

Remember to sign and share the petition to save Shadow and Bone!

Instagram: rescatedelgrishaverse

Twitter: barrelboss96

Post:

When feminism comes up, people say that women must empower themselves. To say that implies that we're responsible when it's society that must cast aside patriarchy and allow gender equity and justice. To say that implies we have no power.

We girls have power and we have proved it time and time again with everything we've accomplished. In the face of gender violence, we march, we speak up and we demand all the things that must change.

I don't want to say Grishaverse women empower us because again, we have power. But I believe that they are a necessary representation of our conflicts and our strife and therefore, we feel validated, represented and accompanied.

Genya's silenced. Alina's manipulated. Nina's judged for not wanting to submit to the classic female role. Inej's imprisoned. Zoya must be careful in a society where she's surrounded by powerful men. I see them and I think of my mom, my sisters, my grandma and my friends. And I think of how good it is to have a representation so realistic of ourselves on TV

[strawlessandbraless]

Happy International Women’s Day!!

The March 8th date was chosen after Russian women demanded "bread and peace" during a war-time strike in 1917. Four days into the strike, the tsar was forced to abdicate, and the provisional government granted women the right to vote. Feeling left out men started a ‘men’s day’ in the 90s but it’s not recognized by the UN and honestly most others

[peakogreen]

empty air

—

losing you

on the battlefield

was decided as ethically wrong

but these politics that drag on,

are like daggers.

Alongside,

a monthly reminder

that we should be kinder.

There’s not much more you can do

when the support needs to be true,

our skies can be filled

with so many things.

Silence of our Friends,

once again.

No bubbles bursted

on the observation deck,

carrying on

simply delays the reality check

Maybe this is

tomorrow’s redeeming quality

In all fairness,

we’re satisfied with the oil of an olive tree

.•.peako green•.•

IWD

Mar. 8, 2024

[bunnyhugs22]

Happy International Women’s Day 🍉✌️🇵🇸

[kittyprincessofcats]

It's international women's day, so here are some facts:

According to UN estimates, 9000 women have been killed by Israel in Gaza in the last 5 months. (source)

70% of the people killed by Israel in Gaza are women and children.

Israel kills about 2 mothers per hour in Gaza. (source)

According to UN experts, women and girls are getting arbitarily exectued by the Israeli army in Gaza, some together with their family members and children, some while they were fleeing or holding white pieces of cloth. (source)

1.9 million people have been internally displaced in Gaza, 1 million of which are women and girls.

All 2.2 million of Gaza's inhabitants are suffering from food insecurlity, 26% of them from catastrophic levels of hunger. This also very often affects mothers who can no longer feed their children and babies. (source)

Menstruating people in Gaza don't have enough hygiene products, which is why some of them have been using tent scraps, risking infections. (source)

There are more than 50,000 pregnant people in Gaza and about 180 births per day. These births often happen without painkillers or anaesthetics, including c-sections without anaesthetics. (source)

Since 7.10. more and more Palestinian women from the Westbank and Gaza have been arbitarily detained in Israeli prisons without charges or a fair trial. In prison, they are often subjected to torture and sexual violence. (source)

Israeli soldiers in Gaza have been rummaging the closests of displaced Palestinian women and posting photos of those women's underwear online. (source - google it, the pics are everywhere)

Dear feminists of the world: If you're silent about Palestine, your feminism isn't good enough.

[teambadam]

Celebrating the women of jet lag this international women's day!

[zagrebist]

Zagreb, IWD 2024 photos by @zagrebist

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[srcepiksla]

žena=/=pička eng:[a] woman=/=[a] pussy

a digitized and improved version of my womens day march sign! a lot of ppl liked it and i got to pose w it a bit before the march started so ill keep an eye out for wild sightings!

happy iwd ladies <3