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Equal Rights Amendment
Over 120 House Democrats Urge Biden to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
A constitutional guarantee against sex discrimination would strengthen the protection of reproductive rights.
Appeal Imminent After NY Judge Blocks Equal Rights Amendment From Ballot
The amendment effort “will not be thrown off track by one extremist judge,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Senate Will Vote on Ratifying 100-Year-Old Women’s Rights Amendment This Week
The amendment to establish equal rights for women is needed now more than ever, Schumer said.
Will the Equal Rights Amendment Finally Be Added to the US Constitution?
The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss a joint resolution to finally affirm the amendment.
Virginia Democrats Call on Senate to Finally Certify Equal Rights Amendment
“The ERA would finally guarantee full and equal protections to women in the U.S. Constitution,” the lawmakers said.
85 Percent of Voters Want Congress to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment
The ERA is a nearly 100-year-old measure that would enshrine equal rights for all genders in the Constitution.
Dark Money “Women’s Groups” Are Using Anti-Trans Scaremongering to Oppose ERA
Anti-feminist women’s groups set on quashing the Equal Rights Amendment are stoking baseless fears about trans women.
“Mrs. America” Television Series Sidelines Black Feminists
The breadth of Black and Latinx women’s activism around the Equal Rights Amendment gets very little screen time.
After Nearly a Century, 2020 May Usher in the Equal Rights Amendment
The concerns driving the ERA's passage today look far different from those of the amendment's original supporters.
In 2019, Women’s Rights Are Still Not Explicitly Recognized in US Constitution
Over nine decades, efforts to amend the US Constitution to recognize women’s rights have faced major challenges.