December 13, 2023 marked a century of advocates fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment since it's first introduction in the House of Representatives. That's an anniversary we are not celebrating. The ERA Coalition, AAUW, Equality Now, Feminist Majority, League of Women Voters, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), National Organization…
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Washington, DC –– Today, advocates led by the ERA Coalition marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol, calling on lawmakers to affirm and publish the Equal Rights Amendment 100 years after it was first introduced in Congress. “The rights of women and LGBTQ+ people are at risk every…
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By Elisa Parker, ERA Coalition Policy and Partnerships Team Last Friday, more than 50 of our ERA Coalition partners who are leading the way on intersectional sex equality came together at Vital Voices, a Global Embassy for Women in Washington, D.C., as part of the 4-day art activation event Dendrofemonology:…
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The 139th International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) session marked a pivotal moment in the global pursuit of human rights and equality. Representatives from around the world convened to address pressing issues to advance civil and political rights. Bettina Hager, Chief of Policy and Programs for the ERA…
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Remember to register to attend this Sept 26 CWI noon Zoom meeting at this Registration Link. Generation Ratify, a youth led group, focusing on getting the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) into the US Constitution arranged the 100 year celebration of the first introduction of the ERA at the ERA Centennial Convention in…
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By Gloria Jiang The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been a topic of discussion and debate for nearly a century. Despite the long history, the amendment has yet to be ratified and added to the U.S. Constitution. However, a new generation of advocates, who have spent their lives in a…
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By Velu Ochoa It seems that politicians these days are trying to weaponize everything and anything for their own political agenda. Recent attempts to stop or ban sex education in schools include the Don’t Say Period’ bill in FL that aims to restrict how, what, and when health and sex…
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The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, is comprised of more than 290 organizations representing millions of people, whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment published and implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight for constitutional protections on the account…
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Washington, DC –– Today upon learning that the Senate did not vote for cloture on SJ Res 4, the bipartisan resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement: “A bipartisan majority of…
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The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, is comprised of more than 280 allied organizations representing 80 million people, whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment published and implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the constitutional protections on…
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