By Abi Ranganathan Our elect equality team has been at hard work trying to educate voters and get candidates ERA Certified before the elections. We certified 59 of the 360 applicants we got this year, and we are proud to say that 27 of our certified candidates won their election. …
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Washington, DC –– Following the first verdicts in the trials of Iranian protesters, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement: “People from all walks of life and across the world are standing in solidarity with the Iranian people today after the…
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Washington, DC –– Following the 2022 midterm elections results so far, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement: “It’s clear that women voters and allies turned out in high numbers in support of equality, bodily autonomy, and voting rights this election…
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New Campaign Brings Together Actors, Activists and Politicians to Support the One “Woman” in America with Rights the Government Will Actually Fight to Protect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqdG42seZKs WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 4, 2022 – The ERA Coalition is taking a bold new approach in the fight for women’s rights by ensuring that…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Earlier this Summer, the California Legislature passed two measures in response to the Equal Rights Amendment. SCR 92 directs the California Law Revision Commission to analyze the State’s laws for sex discrimination. “The California Women’s Law Center and the Feminist Majority thank State Senator Connie Leyva for carrying SCR 92 and…
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October of 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals & organizations working in regards to domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those complexities. Over the past 30+ years, a lot of progress has been made to support domestic…
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By Jennifer Tucker Making good on a campaign promise, this week the Biden-Harris administration announced that borrowers can apply for student loan debt relief. This is good news for women, who account for two-thirds of borrowers and their average debt is $30,000 for four years. According to the American Association…
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By Jenny Horn Indigenous Peoples’ Day has garnered more support, celebration, and recognition in recent years due to the increased awareness of the countless atrocities committed by colonizers against Native American and Indigenous communities across what eventually became the United States of America. Often acknowledged as a replacement for Columbus…
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Washington, DC –– The ERA Coalition announced the third slate of federal candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate who have been awarded the ERA Certification Stamp of Approval. Earlier this year, the ERA Coalition launched Elect Equality, a new campaign to provide voters with the opportunity to…
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By Jenny Horn The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, represents millions of people and more than 260 allied organizations whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment ratified and implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the constitutional protections…
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