In the U.S. and around the globe, women continue to be targets of sexual and domestic violence. Women are discriminated against in the workplace, and disproportionately suffer from poverty, less access to health care, less access to a livable wage, and barriers to higher education.
The deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Movement has been removed.
NOW and our many allies will work hard for passage of this crucially important legislation. With so many efforts by conservatives to turn back the clock on women’s rights, guaranteeing women’s equal rights in the U.S. Constitution is essential.
The degradation of women and girls is ubiquitous in our society. The term ‘rape culture’ is used to describe the casual debasement we all experience and witness every day. In fact, it has become such a part of our lives that it is often invisible.
This report examines the legislative history of an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and both identifies and provides an analysis of contemporary factors that may bear on its present and future viability.