The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) aimed to prevent gender discrimination but fell short of ratification despite public support.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to ensure that 'equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex.'
Introduced in every session of Congress since 1923, the ERA aimed to provide legal protection against gender discrimination, but despite passing Congress in 1972, it fell three states short of ratification by the 1982 deadline.
Despite significant public support, efforts to ratify the ERA have faced challenges, with ongoing debates on its inclusion in the Constitution despite growing advocacy for its passage.
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