Kathy Bonk

Apr 4, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Kathy Bonk

On Friday, April 5, the United States Post Service (USPS) will issue a commemorative Forever stamp and hold an event to celebrate the life and legacy of Betty Ford, who served as first lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977.  “We need Republicans to celebrate and honor the legacy of both Betty and Gerald Ford by helping to put the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) into the Constitution,” said former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York, who for 30 years while in Congress was the lead ERA sponsor.

Mar 22, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Kathy Bonk

What does the Constitution mean to me, to you, and to everyone living in the United States? These are questions being asked more and more as the 2024 election approaches and with the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) just a handful of congressional votes away from becoming the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. 2024 is a perfect year for a rebound of the award-winning play What the Constitution Means to Me,a personal journey written and performed on Broadway by Heidi Schreck.

Mar 21, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Kathy Bonk |Jennifer Weiss-Wolf |Ally Dickson |Ting Cheng

Gender equality is the backbone of a free and fair democracy … which is why the fight to enshrine equality into the U.S. Constitution is foundational to Ms. and has been so since the magazine’s inception. Today we are closer than ever to securing the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution—just as the real-time need for its protections couldn’t be more alarmingly urgent. For Women’s History Month 2024, we proudly dedicate this installment of Women & Democracy to the bold future of the ERA.

Feb 13, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Kathy Bonk

More and more, women serving as mayors are part of the feminist frontline for advancing equal rights and are leaders on issues of concern to women voters. As St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said, “Men run for office to be somebody; women run to do something.”Many mayors like Jones are focusing on issues with large gender gaps, for which women report a higher level of concern and different voting preferences than men.

Feb 13, 2024 | l8r.it | Kathy Bonk

More and more, women serving as mayors are part of the feminist frontline for advancing equal rights and are leaders on issues of concern to women voters. As St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said, “Men run for office to be somebody; women run to do something.”Many mayors like Jones are focusing on issues with large gender gaps, for which women report a higher level of concern and different voting preferences than men.