Meet Christian Nunes, President of NOW (National Organization for Women) the second African American president in the organization’s history, the youngest person of color, and the youngest president in more than 40 years the the organization. ERA Coalition partner, NOW, is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights, and is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States.
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100 YEARS IN THE MAKING: Announcing the House Discharge Petition for HJ Res 25 Affirming the Validity of the Equal Rights Amendment
The ERA Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality joined Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA), and Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) and other equality leaders on Capitol Hill to honor the centennial of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and announce the launch of a discharge petition for HJ Res 25.
The Power of Mentoring: National Make a Difference for Children Month
National Make a Difference to Children Month, celebrated every July, is an opportunity to focus on the well-being of children and the importance of their development.
An applicant’s perspective on the SCOTUS Affirmative Action decision
Although flawed, Affirmative Action has provided a foundation for equity in higher education. The recent SCOTUS decision that terminates Affirmative Action could perpetuate racial divisions in the US.
Equality Talks Podcast: Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, AMWA goes to Washington for sex equality in health & wellness
Meet Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, former president of AMWA (American Medical Women’s Association) and 1st Hispanic president of the organization. ERA Coaltion partner, AMWA, advances women in medicine, advocates for equity and ensures excellence in health care.
Rohr talks about her work on the Capitol to co-create sex equality in healthcare and for reproductive justice. She shares her personal story as a first generation physician, the inequities that still exist in the medical field and how the publication of the Equal Rights Amendment could ratify health and wellness for all Americans.
Equality Talks Podcast: Lori Sokol, Women’s eNews – Coming Out for Freedom, Equality & Justice
Meet Lori Sokol, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief of Women’s eNews and ERA Coaltion partner. Host Elisa Parker speaks with Lori about her personal story as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, the power of story and changing the narrative, how aboloshing patriarchy will support everyone, including men and boys, the implications of the overturn of Roe v. Wade and how women are rising up together to ensure we are all free and considered equal under constitutional law.
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