Featured in Series
In Case You Missed It: A New Era for the ERA
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“There is wind at our backs.”
Getting ‘Life,’ by Saving My Life
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When women defend themselves against domestic assault, they face incarceration.
How the U.S. Can Become a ‘Paradise of Gender Equality.’
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The aura of mystery surrounding gender equality in Sweden and Scandinavia is actually not a mystery at all.
Equal Rights
Women’s Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: U.S. vs. Latin America
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It is only a salute to the flag, as long as cultural norms of patriarchy and religious values are held to a higher standard than the desire for women’s advancement.
U.S. and South Korea: How Traditional Values with Religious Roots Still Impact Gender Inequalities
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Much like the role that Confucianist thought has played in shaping South Korean traditional gender norms, so too has Judeo-Christian, ancient Greek, and ancient Roman thought shaped American traditional beliefs.
Equal Rights
Update: The ERA and Title IX
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Unfortunately, we have an administration that’s hell bent on targeting the most vulnerable young people.
Equal Rights for Women: Lessons from Rwanda
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In sub-Saharan countries, especially Rwanda, ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment has provided a legal framework and support to lessen the gender gaps. The U.S. can learn from this.
Teen Voices
Massachusetts Middle Schoolers Push for Passage of Equal Rights Amendment
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When these six middle schoolers learned that women don’t have the same rights as men in the Constitution, they picked up the phone and called Congress.
Philanthropy
‘My Passion, My Philanthropy’: Marcy Syms Pushes for Equal Rights Amendment
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While this is her paramount philanthropic passion, Syms saw early on that gender was often forgotten in important areas of American society and has worked to change that.
Culture
Hollywood Actresses Embrace a Movie Starring the E.R.A.
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The Equal Rights Amendment has been hanging around since 1923 and, politically speaking, often gathering dust. But Hollywood stars are reaching for it now as a tool for their own discrimination battles and to join a broader sisterhood.