Women are still not guaranteed equal rights under the U.S. Constitution. NOW has made ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) a top priority because equality in pay, job opportunities, political structure, education, health care, including reproductive health care, and education will remain elusive without a guarantee in the U.S. Constitution. An ERA would also make it significantly more difficult to roll back progress on women’s equality: an acute concern in our current political climate. NOW supports an intersectional interpretation of the ERA that uplifts the needs of all women including immigrant women, low-income women, women of color, women with disabilities, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
LEGISLATION THAT DECLARES THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN FORCE AND REMOVES THE DEADLINE WILL BE DEBATED IN THE U.S. SENATE WEDNESDAY, WITH A FLOOR VOTE ON THURSDAY. Please call your U.S. Senators NOW.
Now that 38 states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), it needs to finally be enshrined in the U.S. Constitution because it would guarantee equal legal rights regardless of sex – ending unjust legal distinctions between men and women in divorce, property, employment, and other matters. Every member of the House should vote for the bi-partisan legislation (H.J. Res. 17) sponsored by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-C.A.) with Rep. Tom Reed (R- N.Y.) that would remove the arbitrary deadline in the 1972 legislation.
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NOW is participating in a coalition to collect signatures in support of removing the time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment. As Virginia makes progress towards becoming the final state needed to ratify the ERA, NOW wants to ensure that there is a gro Read more …
A short history about the leading role taken by the the National Organization for Women (NOW) over many years to add an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Quick facts on women’s equality including equal pay, gender-based violence, and reproductive justice.
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A quick guide for those new to lobbying or writing for news outlets.