LWV’s Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

The League supports ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and efforts to bring laws into compliance with the goals of the ERA. The League supports equal rights for all under state and federal law regardless of race, color, sex, gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability. 

Congress

In January 2023, Congress reintroduced a joint resolution affirming the validity of the ERA as part of the US Constitution. LWVUS published an action alert on our website, allowing people to contact their members of Congress urging support for the resolution. In February 2023, LWVUS submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee before a hearing on the ERA. In anticipation of the Senate voting on the resolution, LWVUS sent letters to targeted senators urging support and then a memo to the House of Representatives.

Tell Your Representatives to Support the ERA!

Executive Branch

At the end of 2022, LWVUS sent a letter to the White House Gender Policy Council urging them to advise the President to instruct the US Archivist to publish the ERA. 

Public Education

For 2023 Women’s Equality Day, LWVUS did a month-long campaign and included ERA publication as one of its three priorities. LWVUS also published a blog on the ERA’s history, importance, and status for its centennial.