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Boston human rights group equal means equal, a group of massachusetts students, and a woman attacked on a college campus filed suit in federal court tuesday to prevent a trump administration official from blocking efforts to ratify the equal rights amendment. Writerdirectoractress kamala lopez is an outspoken proponent of the equal rights amendment. Examining both reallife stories and precedentsetting legal cases, director kamala lopez uncovers how outdated and discriminatory attitudes inform and influence seemingly disparate issues, from workplace harassment to domestic. Equal means equal steps it up on the national stage watch kamala s speech at the washington d. This is the atmosphere into which equal means equal is being released. Womens rights in the united states are examined in this documentary, which looks at such topics as sexual harassment, domestic violence, and healthcare access. Oct 04, 2016 following the film screening will be a discussion with kamala lopez, director, equal means equal, eleanor smeal, president and a cofounder of the feminist majority foundation.
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