Project
ERA Project
Document Type
Document
Publication Date
10-2021
Abstract
The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed nearly 100 years ago, is still needed today.
- The ERA is a constitutional amendment that would protect against discrimination on the basis of sex—including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
- The ERA would also usher in advancements in sex equality in all three branches of government, empower advocates, and encourage recognition of related forms of discrimination such as pregnancy discrimination.
- By including the ERA in our Constitution, the United States would catch up with the more than 100 other countries with constitutional protections against sex-based discrimination.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Law | Law and Gender
Recommended Citation
Center for Gender and Sexuality Law,
The Equal Rights Amendment and the Equality Act: Talking Points,
(2021).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/gender_sexuality_law/9