By Ave Lee-Green, ERA Coalition high school intern The year 2012 marked the start of the fourth wave of feminism and brought with it the #MeToo movement and discussions surrounding rape culture, sexual harassment, and body shaming. Eight years into this new stage of feminism, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 13, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Today, the ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality announced that Zakiya Thomas will serve as the next President and CEO. “I am thrilled to welcome Zakiya Thomas as the next President and CEO of the ERA Coalition. She is the…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Great news from California! The state senate is considering a resolution to audit state laws in light of the 28th Amendment. SCR 92 directs the California Law Revision Committee to start the analysis. Meanwhile, the state senate passed SJR12, a resolution that urges Congress to pass House Resolution 891, which affirms that the Equal Rights…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 16, 2022 Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC - “The ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality stand in solidarity with the Asian-American and Black communities that have been so terribly impacted by gun violence this past weekend just trying to worship and go about their everyday life. Our…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 10, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC - “We’re grateful to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and the other cosponsors on the Women’s Health Protection Act. The vote on this important piece of legislation would codify an essential…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 3, 2022 Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– Following media reports of a draft United States Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark Roe. v Wade ruling, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Carol Jenkins released the following statement: “Right now Roe v. Wade…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2022Contact: cwest@eracoalition.org Washington, DC –– In a recent interview, U.S. Archivist David S. Ferriero claimed that “the time limit has expired” for the Equal Rights Amendment to be enshrined in the Constitution. In response, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality (FFWE) President and CEO…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Today is David Ferriero's last day as the United States Archivist, a non-political position. He leaves office without publishing the Equal Rights Amendment. According to Article V of the Constitution, to amend (the ERA to) the Constitution, the amendment must get through both houses of Congress (done…
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The ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality continued it’s town hall series in April with a discussion on gender-based gun violence, hosted with support from the Harnisch Foundation. ERA Coalition/FFWE president and CEO Carol Jenkins was joined in conversation by Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action; Alexis Rangel, Policy Counsel…
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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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