[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
July 16, 2025
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.
‘Misogyny Is a System’: Julie Suk Wants to Reimagine U.S. Institutions—and Build a Democracy of Equality [[link removed]]
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(Nina Subin)
By Carmen Rios | Julie Chi-hye Suk, the honorable Deborah A. Batts distinguished research scholar and a professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, details how feminists have leveraged constitutional amendments and empowerment in democratic institutions to dismantle patriarchy in her most recent book, After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do About It. She also lays out a vision for a “constitution of care” here in the U.S. — and a blueprint for how we can make it happen.
"If we were, in fact, not discriminating and not perpetuating anti-democratic or oppressive dynamics, you would expect gender parity in decision-making positions to emerge naturally. The fact that we don’t see that should lead us to investigate why," she told Ms.'s Carmen Rios on a recent episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward.
Hear more from Suk and other feminists on the newest Ms. podcast, Looking Back, Moving Forward —the first episode is out now on Spotify [[link removed]] , Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The SAVE Act Will Set Women Voters Back a Generation [[link removed]] Wisconsin OB-GYN: ‘It’s Such a Relief! Abortion Is Legal in Wisconsin’ [[link removed]]
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Virginia’s ‘Momnibus’ Is More Than a Set of Laws—It’s a Call to America to Protect Mothers Now [[link removed]] The Supreme Court Decision Undermining Lower Courts Is Worse Than You Think [[link removed]]
What we're reading:
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
* "Texas is Treating Abortion as Capital Murder” — Jill Filipovic [[link removed]]
* "SCOTUS Gives Project 2025 Two Big Anti-LGBTQ+ Wins" — Rewire News Group [[link removed]]


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