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President Biden declares the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution: Here’s what it could mean for women and girls 

January 18, 2025

President Biden’s decisive action on January 17th declaring the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to t...

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We Welcome President Biden’s Declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution is the Law of the Land

January 17, 2025

Today marks a historic milestone for gender equality, bringing justice for all women and girls in the United States of Americ...

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Questions for Equality: Your 2024 United States Election Guide

October 2, 2024

Bodily autonomy, the rape epidemic, gaps in equal pay, receiving and providing paid care, and protections from child marriage...

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The Unfulfilled Promise Of Equal Rights For Women And Girls In The U.S.

July 4, 2024

While the United States celebrates Independence Day, many Americans remain unaware that the human rights of women and girls a...

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To Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights, We Need Equal Rights Amendments

May 1, 2024

By Antonia Kirkland, Global Lead on Legal Equality and Access to Justice, Equality Now Today the Arizona State Senate will vo...

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Why Women’s Rights Are Vulnerable in America

March 8, 2024

By Shivangi Misra, Global Legal Advisor at Equality Now The US government often takes a strong and vocal position on internat...

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I need the ERA because…without the ERA, the US violates international law

March 8, 2024

In October 2023, the United States was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and for the first time, a UN tr...

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Reporting on the ERA: A toolkit for journalists

March 8, 2024

The Equal Rights Amendment has ongoing and urgent political and cultural relevance in the US and around the world. As a journ...

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I need the ERA because… economic rights are human rights

March 5, 2024

In the United States, women do not have protections nor an explicit guarantee of equality on the basis of sex or gender withi...

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84 Organizations Urge Immediate US Government Action to End Sex Discrimination  

December 8, 2023

Following the favorable adoption of our recommendations by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in November of 2023, dur...

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