Nicole Vorrasi Bates
Is This Really Happening?
September 24, 2022. Biden’s Administration will be in Court this week. To defend and continue Trump’s attack on women and the ERA? Why is...
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Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Sep 13
AMWA Calls on Biden to Publish ERA
Drew Angerer/Getty Images September 13, 2022. As you know, we have been working tirelessly since November to secure the publication of...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Aug 30
The ERA – How to ACTUALLY Save Roe for All Americans
August 30, 2022. Yesterday, I was asked about codifying Roe v. Wade and the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”). The ensuing conversation led...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates and Jean Sweeney
- Jun 25
Democrats Have Key to Unlock Equality for All and Save Roe
May 18, 2022. The country is reeling from the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion of the Supreme Court ("SCOTUS") in Dobbs v. Jackson...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- May 14
Strategy to Save Reproductive Rights & Equality
2022 Strategy to Save Reproductive Rights: Publication of the Equal Rights Amendment 1. President Biden immediately directs...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Mar 22
Can The ERA Save Our Democracy?
March 22, 2022. March is Women’s History Month. A time to celebrate generations of women’s contributions to history, culture and society....
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Mar 15
Equal Pay Day 2022
March 15, 2022. Today is Equal Pay Day. The day the average full-time woman worker must work until to earn the same amount her white,...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Mar 8
LET'S GO!
March 8, 2022 – Today is International Women’s Day, a day to promote and celebrate the achievements of women; to raise awareness of...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Jan 26
Put Away The Pens
January 18, 2022. Contrary to popular belief, driven by a small but loud minority, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is not dead. It is...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Nov 22, 2021
NOT AGAIN
Photo Credit: Phillip Gambini, Niagara Gazette November 22, 2021. Time and time again, we see women treated as second class citizens....
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Oct 21, 2021
Stop Blaming Women For the Problem
October 21, 2021. Today is Latina Equal Pay Day, which marks the day the average Latina woman must work to earn the same amount that her...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Sep 26, 2021
Little League: Let Women Coach!
September 26, 2021. As many of you who follow the Shattering Glass blog know, sports have played an important role throughout my life. My...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Sep 18, 2021
How RBG Inspired Me.
We all can remember where we were when certain major, oftentimes unexpected, public events occurred. I remember hearing my parents and...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Jun 17, 2021
I Wish It Was Me.
June 17, 2021. There are Equal Pay Days, which mark the extra days in the following year women need to work just to catch-up to what...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- Jun 10, 2021
WHAT DISCRIMINATION?
Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman, via Associated Press June 10, 2020. Last week, the widespread gender discrimination in college sports made...
Nicole Vorrasi Bates
- May 5, 2021
Mothers' Pain
May 5, 2021. Today is Mother’s Equal Pay Day. Being a mom is unequivocally the greatest gift. Yet, as detailed in our recent blog “The...