It’s difficult to advocate for something without some personal connection. That’s all the more reason that decision makers need to include all of those affected by said decision in the decision making process. It can be hard for folks today to understand that at the beginning of Ruth Badger Ginsberg’s career, a highly qualified law school graduate might find it difficult to get a job simply because she was a woman who was married and with a child. The notion that that is no longer true today often ignores the fact that that changed because someone like Ginsberg spoke up and filed a law suit to change things. Yo, news alert, businesses in the past worked on the single focus of what was good for the business (or shareholders) and worker welfare just wasn’t part of the equation. Thank you RBG. We need to continue the fight that you and previous generation began. 

What right do you enjoy today that wasn’t “granted” to previous generations?

  • The Notorious RBG
    The Notorious RBG
  • The Notorious RBG-Harvard graduate 1958
    The Notorious RBG-Harvard graduate 1958
  • The Notorious RBG-can't get a job 1959
    The Notorious RBG-can’t get a job 1959
  • The Notorious RBG-ACLU Women's Right Project 1972
    The Notorious RBG-ACLU Women’s Right Project 1972
  • The Notorious RBG-Nominated to Supreme Court by Bill Clinton 1993
    The Notorious RBG-Nominated to Supreme Court by Bill Clinton 1993
  • The Notorious RBG-Real Change
    The Notorious RBG-Real Change

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