The progress our country has made on gender equality through the courts and patchwork legislation can be reversed. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Providing voter education resources on key equity issues to consider during elections and offering information on how elected officials have voted in the past (more about this and Get Out the Vote guides at the AAUW Action Fund).Įquality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.Engaging directly with elected leaders and the public through calls, letters to political offices, and comments and testimony in hearings.Joining timely amicus briefs to assist the courts in coming to informed decisions about the ERA.1 which would remove the deadline for ratification of the ERA.
Mobilizing AAUW advocates and members through targeted calls to action on important legislation, like J.Working in coalition with other gender equity and civil rights organizations, including the ERA Coalition.The public policy team engages in many efforts on this key issue, including but not limited to: The 2021-2023 Public Policy Priorities directly call for the passage and ratification of the ERA. Together, through our coordinated and strategic advocacy, we’ve enacted invaluable legislation at the federal, state, and local levels. Since its first meeting in 1881, AAUW has been a catalyst for change. AAUW is a nonpartisan organization-but nonpartisan does not mean “non-political”.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would provide, once and for all, the constitutional guarantee that all men and women are truly equal under the law and that these rights cannot easily be abridged.Īll public policy actions take direction from the AAUW Public Policy Priorities, voted on by members every two years. The advancement of women’s equality continues incrementally through patchwork legislation and court decisions, but women’s equality under law remains illusory as these laws can be changed or even revoked at the whim of legislators and judges. The 14th Amendment of the Constitution explicitly states that men are guaranteed equality under law but is poignantly silent about women. The majority of Americans mistakenly believe that women and men have equal rights under the Constitution.
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