Project
ERA Project
Document Type
Document
Publication Date
10-2021
Abstract
When the United States Constitution was written in 1787, its defining phrase “We the people” did not include women, LGBTQ+ people, people of color, or immigrants. In 2021, these groups, among others, still lack fundamental equality under the law. Two pieces of legislation are pending in Congress that would strengthen legal protections against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity: the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the Equality Act.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Law | Law and Gender
Recommended Citation
Center for Gender and Sexuality Law,
The Equal Rights Amendment and the Equality Act: Two Equality Measures Explained,
(2021).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/gender_sexuality_law/10