| Over thirty years have elapsed since the Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (also known as the Women’s Equality Amendment). This historic Constitutional Amendment was intended to ensure equality for women and men in all areas of society. During the last 30 years, women have made extraordinary strides toward achieving equality-- but without the ERA, women have often been denied the ability to seek justice when they have experienced discrimination. Today, state and federal laws and policies can still perpetuate gender classifications that keep women from achieving their full potential. Passage of the ERA affirms that such classifications are unconstitutional. Times change, and the need for equality is even more pressing than it has been in the past. This is why I continue to work for passage of the ERA, introducing it each Congress since I came to Washington.
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