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Equal protection under the law - for race, religion, gender or sexual orientation - should not be subject to the most popular sentiments of the day.

All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.

Why should unmarried women be discriminated against - unmarried men are not.

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

Numerically, half of our high-ranking government officials should be women, and half should be men. And yet the division between the sexes is highly disproportionate in favour of men.

It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made in behalf of women. As men become aware that few have had a fair chance, they are inclined to say that no women have had a fair chance.

As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea.

Women are completely disadvantaged - despite what men will say. It is not a fair fight.

It's a controversial issue: many feminists reasonably worry that by taking the concentration off gender as an independent locus of oppression, we dilute the strength of a women's movement, or of women's rights advocacy.

We cannot ensure that women will be free of discrimination in the workplace and everywhere as long as women are not universally defended under our Constitution. As it stands now, the equal rights of women are subject to interpretation of law. That is a risk our mothers, sisters and daughters cannot afford.