Young, college-aged, women, are you feeling the Bern? If so, this one’s for you. I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. Please hear me out. It’s important that women get this.
I’m not voting for Clinton because it’s her time. I’m not voting for her because it’s a historic first for a woman to be president.
I’m voting for her because women’s rights are getting trampled. And she will be our fiercest protector. We need her.
Why? Do you realize that women don’t have equal rights under the U.S. Constitution? The battle for an Equal Rights Amendment failed just short of ratification over three decades ago. This translates into lower pay, workplace discrimination and — taken to its extreme — sexual slavery.
Every battle you face — and you will face them — will be that much tougher because of your gender. You do not have the same rights as men under the law.