International Women's Day, celebrated on March 8th each year, is a global event that recognizes the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It also serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for gender equality and the empowerment of women worldwide. This year's International Women's Day theme is…
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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois opened today’s hearing, explaining that we are here today to hold a hearing on a resolution that would finally affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment as an amendment to the United States Constitution. “Equality of rights under the law shall not be…
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By Ava Lee-Green What is Latina Equal Pay Day? DECEMBER 8, 2022 is Latina Equal Pay Day. For every $1 a white man makes in the U.S., a Latina woman (on average) makes around 54 cents. This means that to make the same amount as their white male counterparts do…
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By Sana Mamtaney Toxic masculinity is everywhere – including on my college campus. While as a society, we’ve paid more attention to the idea that men are conditioned to be macho, strong and emotionless, it doesn’t mean that young people have fixed it. I assistant teach a freshman seminar called…
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Washington, DC –– Following the final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act in the Senate, ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement: Access to abortion was not the only issue to come under attack after the Supreme Court ruled to…
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By Jennifer Tucker Making good on a campaign promise, this week the Biden-Harris administration announced that borrowers can apply for student loan debt relief. This is good news for women, who account for two-thirds of borrowers and their average debt is $30,000 for four years. According to the American Association…
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Carrie Chapman Catt, 1911Studio portrait of suffragist Carrie Lane Chapman Catt. View the original source document: WHI 3796 In recent years, Karen M. Kedrowski, the Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, took notice of, and concern in, a gap in the public knowledge surrounding the Equal…
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Our freedoms are under attack and we won’t go back. A #WomensWave for equality is coming and on October 8 we march. The ERA Coalition is joining the Women's March in D.C. If you're planning to come to the nation's capital this weekend, join with other ERA supporters and march…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Earlier this summer, the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was published, effectively ending a federal right of access to abortion and designating healthcare as a state-related issue. Additionally in the Courts, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion, declaring that the Supreme Court should similarly…
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Washington, DC –– Following the Senate Homeland Security Committee nomination hearing for Colleen Shogan to the position of U.S. Archivist, the ERA Coalition / Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement regarding Shogan's remarks: "Despite the statements made during the nomination hearing today, the ERA Coalition maintains…
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