Over a hundred years ago, on December 14, 1923, a proposed amendment first came before the United States Congress. It read in its entirety, “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the ...

The proposed amendment is simple, but the fight to add the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution has been anything but. In his last days in office, President Biden issued an ...

"I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex," Biden said. "We, as a nation ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s symbolic declaration on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the ...

Its history has been long and complex. By Noah Weiland Reporting from Washington President Biden said on Friday that he believed the Equal Rights Amendment met the requirements of ratification as ...

The amendment, which was passed by Congress in 1972, enshrines equal rights for women. An amendment to the Constitution requires three-quarters of states, or 38, to ratify it.

What is the Equal Rights Amendment? First introduced by women's rights activist Alice Paul in 1923, the ERA is a succinct declaration of equality: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that's unlikely ...

President Biden asserted the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, is part of the Constitution, arguing Friday it had met the criteria to be added as ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that's unlikely ...

U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that’s unlikely to alter ...