Republicans for the Equal Rights Amendment

01/27/2022

In an opinion issued on Wednesday, Jan. 26, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) helped clear the way for the Equal Rights Amendment, according to leading ERA advocates.

According to a recent amicus brief authored by former Stanford Law School Dean Kathleen Sullivan and signed by Laurence Tribe, Dorothy Roberts, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Catharine MacKinnon and 11 other top constitutional scholars:

“The language of Article V is mandatory: an amendment to the Constitution ‘shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states.’ Nor does the text of Article V envision a role for an executive branch officer to assert his discretion regarding the validity of the amendment. The text requires no additional action by Congress or by anyone else after ratification by the final State.”

The ERA is in the US Constitution!

A resolution before the U.S. House says the Equal Rights Amendment has been ratified and is now the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

01/27/2022

It's the 2 year anniversary of the passage of the ERA! It is now in legally in effect. The fights goes on to achieve that recognition!

Better late than never is an excellent principle when writing thank-you notes or repaying debts – but does it apply to amending the U.S. Constitution?

01/18/2022

Maine might add an ERA to its state constitution. In 2019, the measure passed with the support 5 Republicans senators. One of them, Kim Rosen, said she would continue to support the ERA in 2022, noting she did not understand resistance to it. EXACTLY!!! Resistance to the ERA does not make sense!

Rep. Lois Reckitt may now attempt to add all protected classes, including gender identity, disability, religion, age and several others, to the measure in an attempt to gain wider support.

01/11/2022

People who have actually voted to pass a US Constitutional Amendment are a rare breed. This week, a bi-partisan group of retired legislators stood up to push the issue in Federal Court! With friends and colleagues from Illinois, Virginia, and Nevada! TY to Sidley Austin for the Pro Bono work!

10/21/2021

Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2021)—On Thursday October 21, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hearing entitled, “The Equal Rights Amendment: Achieving Constitutional Equality for All.” On October 12, 1971, the U.S. House...

10/21/2021

Watch the House hearing on the ERA happening now!!

Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2021)—On Thursday October 21, at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hearing entitled, “The Equal Rights Amendment: Achieving Constitutional Equality for All.” On October 12, 1971, the U.S. House...

10/05/2021

As Majority Leader in the Arizona Senate, Sandra Day O'Connor championed ratification of the Equal Right Amendment. Now is the time for her successors to honor that legacy.

Discover the story of the Supreme Court’s first female justice. A pioneer who both reflected and shaped an era, she was the deciding vote in cases on some of the 20th century’s most controversial issues—including race, gender and reproductive rights.

10/03/2021

Want to know why the 14th Amendment is not enough to protect Women’s rights? Check it out and Pass the ERA now!

Why-the-14th-Amendment-isnt-enough-AnderssonDownload States with an ERA in their ConstitutionDownload GOP4ERA Fact SheetDownload Link to U.S. Senate S.J. Res. 1 to repeal the arbitrary deadline on …

09/30/2021

Sexism is a global issue and we need to be on the right side of history

Gender equality keeps making headlines in Japan for all the wrong reasons. Why is that and what will it take for things to change?

09/28/2021

So, equal pay is a great thing, obviously, BUT, as always, some make it a negative and they make it THE WOMEN'S FAULT. The" issue was being 'used as a weapon' against the men's union ... by cutting [the men's CBA] down to the [women's]..." SIGH

U.S. Soccer said it has offered the respective player unions for the USWNT and the USMNT identical proposals for a new CBA.

09/23/2021

This article is worth the read. Stereotypes, such as men are tough, not kind, do a disservice to us all, and in our opinion, evolves out of the same place that sexism against women does.

Research suggests that men are distrusted and passed over at work when they exhibit qualities stereotypically assigned to women. Fixing this would benefit all of us.

09/21/2021

The need for the ERA is ever present.

For August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 235,000 jobs gained nationwide, with hospitals contributing 3,200 jobs to that total. However, only 11.9 percent of the 235,000 jobs added last month went to women, reports the National Women's Law Center.