By Ave Lee Green The ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality held a town hall on April 29, 2021, which focused on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and power. Carol Jenkins, President and CEO of the ERA Coalition/FFWE, welcomed panelists and attendees. She then introduced the moderator of the…
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Democratic Attorneys General Kwame Raoul of Illinois, Aaron Ford of Nevada, and Mark Herring of Virginia filed their notice of appeal yesterday to a recent lower court decision that dismissed their court case, Virginia, et al v Ferriero, from March. Ferriero could compel the Archivist to add the Equal Rights…
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April 29, 2021 – New York, NY – From the beginning of President Biden’s remarks, when he acknowledged the historic nature of the two women leaders sitting on the dais behind him, to pay equity and getting families back to work, his first address to a joint session of Congress was…
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April 20, 2021 - New York, NY – The ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality, standing for justice and equality for all, supports the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd. Though this guilty verdict will not bring back Mr. Floyd, we hope the jury’s…
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Notorious RBG as she was sometimes fondly known, led a storied career fighting for equal rights in the court system, even before she was appointed to the nation’s highest court. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at an annual Women's History…
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By Grove Fellows: Priya Singh, Sara Macwan, Trina Sultan, and Zaineb Ahmad The 5th Annual Campus ERA Day will be held on April 19th, 2021 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. ET Campus ERA Day aims to raise awareness and educate students about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) which upon ratification would guarantee…
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To honor Nsé Ufot and LaTosha Brown with the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality's Shirley Chisholm award, we first want to make clear why we chose Chisholm as the namesake for this particular award. As an intersectional feminist organization, the ERA Coalition/FFWE holds Chisholm in high regard as a woman…
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By Ava Lee-Green The ERA Coalition held a town hall on March 23, 2021 which focused on women, work, and caregiving. The discussion is part of a series of virtual conversations supported by the Harnisch Foundation. The event was opened by Carol Jenkins, President and CEO of the ERA Coalition…
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Funding will be used to create a digital media hub covering equity issues for the Fund for Women’s Equality For Immediate ReleaseContact: Lupe Todd-Medina: Lupe@EffectiveMediaStrategies.com; 917.202.0116 Monday, March 29, 2021 – (New York, NY) – The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality (FFWE) today announced that Fran…
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The ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality strongly condemns the anti-Asian and anti-woman violence that took place in Atlanta last week. We send our deepest condolences to the families grieving, the Atlanta community and our beloved Asian communities everywhere. We stand with you against this hatred. We want to be clear…
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