--- title: Justice Ginsburg: Male Justices in Hobby Lobby Have A "Blind Spot" description: Ruth Bader Ginsburg says the male justices in the Hobby Lobby majority have a "blind spot" about women's issues. canonical: https://time.com/3063619/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-hobby-lobby/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-31T14:46:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:45.397Z og:title: Justice Ginsburg Says Male Justices Have A "Blind Spot" About Women og:description: Ginsburg hopes the other justices' wives and daughters will change their views. og:url: https://time.com/3063619/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-hobby-lobby/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1abb2620ac72f8a/69869de9cd68485018095e0d/485357613.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the taping of "The Kalb Report" at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. on April 17, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justice Ginsburg Says Male Justices Have A "Blind Spot" About Women twitter:description: Ginsburg hopes the other justices' wives and daughters will change their views. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1abb2620ac72f8a/69869de9cd68485018095e0d/485357613.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Male Justices Have 'Blind Spot' About Women  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Jul 31, 2014 2:46 PM UTC  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the taping of "The Kalb Report" at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. on April 17, 2014. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the taping of "The Kalb Report" at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. on April 17, 2014.Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Jul 31, 2014 2:46 PM UTC In the wake of the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby ruling, which allows religious employers to deny birth control coverage to female employees, Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the male justices in the majority have a “blind spot” about women’s issues. “Do you believe that the five male justices truly understood the ramifications of their decision?” Katie Couric asked Ginsburg in a Yahoo [interview](http://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-interviews-ruth-bader-ginsburg-185027624.html). “I would have to say no,” Ginsburg replied. “But justices continue to think and change. They have wives. They have daughters,” she continued. “By the way, I think daughters can change the perception of their fathers. I am ever hopeful that if the court has a blind spot today, its eyes will be open tomorrow.” But will Ginsburg still be on the court tomorrow? Some liberals are urging Ginsburg, 81, to retire so President Obama can fill her seat with another Democrat. “All I can say is that I am still here and likely to remain for a while,” she said. So it looks like Notorious R.B.G is here to stay, and now she finally knows about her nickname. Couric asked her about the [Tumblr](http://notoriousrbg.tumblr.com) a female fan created that compares Ginsburg to the rapper Notorious B.I.G. “She has created a wonderful thing with Notorious R.B.G.,” Ginsburg said. “I will admit I had to be told by my law clerks, what’s this Notorious. 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