Will the Equal Rights Amendment cross the finish line? Three questions.
When an effort to enshrine a new principle within the U.S. Constitution stretches on for generations, it offers up a past-meets-present twist on democratic deliberation.
Now the federal government is trying to determine what the next steps are, after the required three-quarters of the states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which affirms, “Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any
Q: Why is the ERA – approved by Congress in 1972 – back in the news now?Q: Hasn’t legal equality between men and women already been established?Q: What opposition does the ERA face?
