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Democratic Lawmakers to Reintroduce ERA
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Mar 27, 2007 11:36am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, March 27, 2007 05:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Liberal Democrats in the Senate and House plan to resume "the fight for women's equality" on Tuesday, when they reintroduce the Women's Equality Amendment.
Sens. Ted Kennedy (Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (Calif.) and Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, both of New York, plan to join Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority, in making the Tuesday afternoon announcement.
This time around, supporters say they hope "women will finally achieve official equality in America." But a conservative group said women's rights activists are "fighting old battles."
First proposed in 1923, the ERA states: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
The amendment passed both houses of Congress in 1972 but it fell three states short of ratification and lapsed ten years later.
The proposed amendment would affect issues ranging from hiring and wages to restrictions on women serving in military combat units.
This year, organizers say the ERA has more than 190 original co-sponsors.
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