Nearly half a century after the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress, the proposal to enshrine equality for women in the Constitution has gained new momentum.
Nearly half a century after the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress, the proposal to enshrine equality for women in the U.S. Constitution has gained new momentum.
“We face the same challenges we faced since 1982, and that is that very few people understand we still don't have equality regardless of gender,” said Lucienne Beard, executive director of the nonprofit Alice Paul Institute, named after the woman who wrote the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923. The amendment was proposed in Congress every session until it was finally approved in 1972.
Christina Sciabarra, a political science professor at Bellevue College in Washington state, said day care and school closures hit working moms particularly hard. Those women"could face punishment from employers who have grown frustrated with accommodating family needs," Sciabarra said. Passing the ERA would offer them some form of protection.
LEFT: Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment march in Washington in 1978, urging Congress to extend the time for ratification of the ERA. From left, Gloria Steinem, Dick Gregory, Betty Friedan, Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, D-N.Y., Rep. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Rep. Margaret Heckler, R-Mass. RIGHT: A woman takes part in a rally to mark the 40th anniversary of congressional passage of the ERA outside the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2012, in Washington.
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