The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex.
The ERA passed through Congress over 50 years ago with more than the 2/3 majority vote needed, and in 2020 Virginia became the 38th and final state needed to ratify the amendment. Yet today, the ERA still isn’t included in the Constitution.
The League has been committed to the ratification of the ERA since it was first passed by Congress in 1972 because the freedoms of our democracy must apply equally to all people, no matter their sex or gender. Tell your elected officials that equality belongs in the Constitution.
The 118th Congress has just introduced joint resolutions in both chambers that will remove the ERA's ratification time limit and affirm that the amendment has met all the requirements to be added to the Constitution.
There should be no time limit on equality.
Despite the significant legal and legislative advances that have been made in recent decades, women and other individuals continue to face discrimination based on sex. This systemic discrimination is clear in the ongoing fights against unequal pay, workplace harassment, pregnancy discrimination, domestic violence, and limited access to comprehensive health care. It is not enough to treat the symptoms; we must address the root cause of inequality by amending the Constitution.
The inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution is long overdue. Please take one minute for equality and urge Congress to assert that the ERA is part of the Constitution!