Proponents of the measure to enshrine a guarantee of sex equality into the Constitution are using a creative legal theory to try to resurrect the long-stalled amendment.
Tag: Equal Rights Amendment
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Democrats to Use $20 Million Equal Rights Push to Aid 2024 N.Y. House Bids
Numerous left-leaning groups are behind a statewide effort to focus attention on a 2024 equal-rights referendum, hoping to increase voter turnout.
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Amending the U.S. Constitution Could Start With the E.R.A.
Our Constitution is one of the most difficult in the world to amend. But doing so is not impossible.
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Fifty Years On, Title IX’s Legacy Includes its Durability
From 1972 to 1973, the United States considered three landmark changes to protect women’s rights. Fifty years later, only one is likely to remain.
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A Wider Lens on the MeToo Backlash: Who Pays for Societal Change?
The same fundamentals apply to patriarchal systems, whether in Hollywood or India: Threats to men’s status can provoke broader resistance than you might think.