FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 20, 2023Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling establishing a constitutional right to abortion that was overturned last summer, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement:…
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From the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) newsletter: January is National Stalking Awareness Month & Human Trafficking Awareness Month As Native women in the United States experience some of the highest rates of violent victimization for stalking and sex trafficking, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) strongly supports…
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is a significant day of recognition as trafficking has a long-term impact on human lives, families and households, as well as communities across the globe. Right now, there are approximately 20 to 40 million enslaved people around the world, with approximately 80% of human trafficking…
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The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, represents millions of people and more than 200 allied organizations whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment published and enacted within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the equal constitutional protections of all…
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Our work to encourage the Biden Administration to publish the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) continues unchanged. The ERA has fulfilled all requirements to be recognized as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and although helpful, does not require passage of additional legislation by Congress. We call upon the President to instruct the…
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Want to find great gifts for your family and friends or buy something cute for yourself? Now you can check some people off your list and support a good cause - the ERA Coalition! It's a win-win situation! You already know that your purchase in the ERA Coalition store goes…
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The ERA Coalition has been pushing for the Senate to schedule a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment time limit removal since it first introduced its resolution at the beginning of the 117th Congress. But we're not the only ones calling for Senator Schumer to take action and schedule SJ…
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By Ava Lee-Green What is Latina Equal Pay Day? DECEMBER 8, 2022 is Latina Equal Pay Day. For every $1 a white man makes in the U.S., a Latina woman (on average) makes around 54 cents. This means that to make the same amount as their white male counterparts do…
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By Sana Mamtaney Toxic masculinity is everywhere – including on my college campus. While as a society, we’ve paid more attention to the idea that men are conditioned to be macho, strong and emotionless, it doesn’t mean that young people have fixed it. I assistant teach a freshman seminar called…
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By Sana Mamtaney To make the same amount that white, non-Hispanic males were paid in 2021, Native women had to work until today, November 30, 2022. It takes 22 months, nearly two years, for a Native woman to earn what a white man makes in just a year. That’s why…
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