Category: Press Releases

ERA Coalition Statement on the Notice of Appeal by Attorneys General in Lower Court Ruling on the ERA

Democratic Attorneys General Kwame Raoul of Illinois, Aaron Ford of Nevada, and Mark Herring of Virginia filed their notice of appeal yesterday to a recent lower court decision that dismissed their court case, Virginia, et al v Ferriero, from March. Ferriero could compel the Archivist to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution as … Continue reading ERA Coalition Statement on the Notice of Appeal by Attorneys General in Lower Court Ruling on the ERA

Statement from the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality on the President’s Address to Congress

From the beginning of President Biden’s remarks, when he acknowledged the historic nature of the two women leaders sitting on the dais behind him, to pay equity and getting families back to work, his first address to a joint session of Congress was laden with support for gender equality issues. 

Statement from the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality on the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

April 20, 2021 – New York, NY – The ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality, standing for justice and equality for all, supports the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd. Though this guilty verdict will not bring back Mr. Floyd, we hope the jury’s decision brings some measure of … Continue reading Statement from the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality on the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

AWARD-WINNING BROADCAST PRODUCER AND COMMUNICATIONS EXPERT FRAN ZONE GRANTS $150K TO EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

The ERA Coalition and the FFWE today announced that Fran Zone, award-winning broadcast producer and the creator of The Zone Method™, has gifted the Coalition/FFWE a grant of $150,000 to create a new digital media hub dedicated to covering women’s equality issues and featuring journalists and writers of color, Black women, and other marginalized populations.