Senate Hearing Proves that ERA Should be an Imperative
The Equal Rights Amendment would grant women just that – equal rights, and it’s become more important than ever in an America that is actively restricting women’s freedoms.
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Celebrating Women’s Equality Day as Abortion Rights are Pulled Back
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. It celebrates the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920 that gave most women the right to vote, but this year comes at a time when abortion rights are being stripped away state by state. Christian Nunez, President of the National Organization for Women, joined Cheddar’s News Wrap to Read more …
The Fight to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment Is Happening NOW
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOW welcomes the move by the Attorneys General of the last three states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment—Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia—to file an opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. This would end the unlawful obstruction of constitutional equality by the U.S. Archivist, who is required Read more …
How ERA is good for the economy
Women are the backbone of our economy, and their contributions cannot be understated; women drive 70-80 percent of consumer behavior and contribute trillions of dollars to the economy.
NOW Demands No Arbitrary Deadlines For Equality
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The decision by a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that would force the federal government to recognize the recent ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by Virginia was an empty endorsement of an arbitrary deadline. U.S District Judge Rudolph Contreras’s ruling means that women will have to continue to wait for a constitutional guarantee of equal rights. It has been nearly a half-century that we Read more …