ERA Coalition Statement on the Senate Failing to Advance Bipartisan Resolution to Affirm the Equal Rights Amendment and Remove the Time Limit


Washington, DC –– Today upon learning that the Senate did not vote for cloture on SJ Res 4, the bipartisan resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement: “A bipartisan majority of Senators are now on record … Continue reading ERA Coalition Statement on the Senate Failing to Advance Bipartisan Resolution to Affirm the Equal Rights Amendment and Remove the Time Limit

ERA Coalition Statement on the Senate Filing Cloture on Bipartisan Resolution to Affirm the Equal Rights Amendment


Following the news that the Senate has filed cloture for a vote on SJ Res 4, the bipartisan resolution to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality President and CEO Zakiya Thomas released the following statement…

ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality statement on Black Maternal Health Week


Today marks the first day of Black Maternal Health Week 2023 – a week that recognizes the failing of the United States health care, education, justice systems, and employers to address the systemic racism and misogynoir that leads to a maternal mortality rate that is 3-4 times higher for Black women than it is for non-Hispanic white women.