YES! VIRGINIA HAS PASSED THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT! 

The majority of Americans mistakenly believe that women and men have equal rights under the Constitution. The 14th Amendment of the Constitution explicitly states that men are guaranteed equality under law but is poignantly silent about women. The advancement of women’s equality continues incrementally through patchwork legislation and court decisions, but women’s equality under law remains illusory because these laws can be changed or even revoked at the whim of legislators and judges. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) provides the constitutional guarantee that all men and women are truly equal under the law and that these rights cannot easily be abridged (AAUW Issues: Equal Rights Amendment). To learn more click here: ERA

Wednesday, January 15, 2020! Virginia became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment on a vote of 59-40 in the House and 28-12 in the Senate.

 

 

 

Several of our dedicated branch Lobby Corps members were in Richmond to represent us and witness  this extraordinary event.
Thank you Janine Greenwood (Branch President), Stephanie Abbott, Judy Helmich and Maureen Dwyer (R to L)

 

 

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