Legislative Initiatives
The Feminist Majority has also been a leader in legislative victories for women, including amending the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to provide for monetary damages to women who win sexual harassment and sex discrimination lawsuits in court; winning passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Violence Against Women Act and the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, in 1994; passing the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, in 1996; restoring Title IX, in 1988, and then successfully defending Title IX against Bush administration attempts to weaken the landmark federal law, in 2003, among other victories. The Feminist Majority continues advocating for U.S. ratification of, both, the United Nations Women's Rights Treaty (CEDAW, the Convention to End all forms of Discrimination Against Women) and the International Criminal Court.
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