The House Oversight and Reform Committee is hosting a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment tomorrow, October 21, and it's the first full committee hearing in Congress since the 1970s! We're grateful to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and the committee staff for putting this hearing together and keeping the momentum…
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Washington, DC –– Following the news that the House Oversight and Reform Committee, led by Chairwoman Carol Maloney, will hold a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment on October 21, from 10 AM – 2:30 PM ET, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Carol Jenkins issued…
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Carol Jenkins and Ellie Smeal kick off the #Rally4ERA on August 26 By Jenny Horn Ellie Smeal, Co-Founder and President of the Feminist Majority and co-point speaker for this event, opened up the rally on the United States Supreme Court steps for Women’s Equality Day, stating we are here because…
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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 ratified and implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the constitutional protections of those on…
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By Jenny Horn 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 ratified and implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the constitutional protections…
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By Jenny Horn Our President and CEO of the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality Carol Jenkins opened this week’s town hall, focusing on today’s discussion of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Jenkins discussed how achieving economic equality within the United States remains incredibly fundamental to reconciling so many…
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By Betty Folliard One would have thought after the #WomensMarch, #TimesUp, and #MeToo movements, coupled with women’s dominance in the polls last November ushering in new national leadership, that the wind was finally at our backs to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But no.…
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Yesterday, Democratic lead sponsor Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) addressed live via Zoom the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality on the status of SJ Res 1, the Senate joint resolution to remove the time limit imposed on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). He was joined by Republican lead sponsor Senator Lisa…
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PORTMAN SHOULD SUPPORT EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT by Steve A. Andersson and Gloria Steinem I, Steve, am a Republican, and I, Gloria, am a Democrat. We also are different in our lifetime occupations, from working as an attorney-at-law and former Republican member of the Illinois State House of Representatives to being…
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As promised, the invitation to our upcoming event on September 30th. We are looking forward to having you join us--to meet the new leadership of the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality--to see Heidi Schreck perform from her Broadway smash What the Constitution Means to Me as well as Actors/Activists Patricia Arquette and Alyssa…
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