By M. Dru Levasseur, Esq., Board Member for the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality I’m an openly trans attorney who has spent my legal career fighting discrimination on the basis of sex. A year and a half ago, I joined the boards for the ERA Coalition and the…
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By Jenny Horn The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, represents millions of people and more than 200 allied organizations whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment ratified and implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the constitutional protections…
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The ERA Coalition, an organization led by women of color, represents millions of people and more than 200 allied organizations whose common mission is to see the Equal Rights Amendment implemented within the United States Constitution. As we continue our fight towards the constitutional protections of those on the account…
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By Betty Folliard One would have thought after the #WomensMarch, #TimesUp, and #MeToo movements, coupled with women’s dominance in the polls last November ushering in new national leadership, that the wind was finally at our backs to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But no.…
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Yesterday, Democratic lead sponsor Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) addressed live via Zoom the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality on the status of SJ Res 1, the Senate joint resolution to remove the time limit imposed on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). He was joined by Republican lead sponsor Senator Lisa…
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PORTMAN SHOULD SUPPORT EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT by Steve A. Andersson and Gloria Steinem I, Steve, am a Republican, and I, Gloria, am a Democrat. We also are different in our lifetime occupations, from working as an attorney-at-law and former Republican member of the Illinois State House of Representatives to being…
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By Ave Lee Green The ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality held a town hall on April 29, 2021, which focused on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and power. Carol Jenkins, President and CEO of the ERA Coalition/FFWE, welcomed panelists and attendees. She then introduced the moderator of the…
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Democratic Attorneys General Kwame Raoul of Illinois, Aaron Ford of Nevada, and Mark Herring of Virginia filed their notice of appeal yesterday to a recent lower court decision that dismissed their court case, Virginia, et al v Ferriero, from March. Ferriero could compel the Archivist to add the Equal Rights…
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April 29, 2021 – New York, NY – From the beginning of President Biden’s remarks, when he acknowledged the historic nature of the two women leaders sitting on the dais behind him, to pay equity and getting families back to work, his first address to a joint session of Congress was…
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Funding will be used to create a digital media hub covering equity issues for the Fund for Women’s Equality For Immediate ReleaseContact: Lupe Todd-Medina: Lupe@EffectiveMediaStrategies.com; 917.202.0116 Monday, March 29, 2021 – (New York, NY) – The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality (FFWE) today announced that Fran…
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