Washington, DC –– Following the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Carol Jenkins released the following statement: “Black women have contributed significantly to American democracy, and yet we have never been represented in an…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 1, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Carol Jenkins: “The fate of the ERA now lies in the hands of the Senate.” Washington, DC –– Yesterday, to mark the last day of Women’s History Month, the ERA Coalition wrote to Majority Leader Schumer urging him to, without delay, schedule a floor…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 26, 2022Contact: Seth Nelson for Fund for Women’s Equalityseth@frontwoodstrategies.com “No Time Limits On Equality” honored Rep. Jackie Speier, NV St. Sen. Pat Spearman, VA St. Sen. Candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy, and Carol Jenkins Los Angeles, CA –– Last night, the Fund for Women’s Equality hosted a cocktail party…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 11, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– After Congress passed the federal spending bill, which included a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Carol Jenkins issued the following statement: “We applaud Congress for passing a reauthorization of…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 5, 2022 Contact: cwest@eracoalition Washington, DC –– On Friday evening, the Department of Justice filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the case by the states of Illinois and Nevada seeking to force U.S. Archivist David S. Ferriero to publish…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary, 28, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union Address, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Carol Jenkins released the following statement: “As President Biden prepares his State of the Union address, we urge him to clearly and…
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AG Miyares and the Youngkin Administration are turning their backs on the voters of Virginia, who resoundingly support the ratification of the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.Carol Jenkins, President and CEO of the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women's Equality Washington, DC –– Following the news that…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 14, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Carol Jenkins: “Their vote should be taken for what it actually is: a failed attempt to perpetuate the second-class status of women in America.” Washington, DC –– Following the news that the West Virginia State Senate voted to sunset the state’s ratification of the…
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The ERA Coalition vigorously opposes the demand by U.S. Senators Romney (Utah), Portman (Ohio), and Johnson (Wisconsin) sent to the Archivist of the United States dated February 8, 2022. In their letter, mentioning the Coalition, they insist that the Archivist not publish the ERA. We are demanding just the opposite:…
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Advocates File Amicus Brief in Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Nevada, Illinois, Virginia State Attorneys General Case to Force Archivist to Publish ERA Washington, DC –– Today, the ERA Coalition and advocates representing 52 organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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