What women were wearing at last nights StateOfTheUnion and what it represented: via vox
, which would enshrine gender equality into the US Constitution. Passed in 1972, the amendment needs to be ratified by 38 states to become law.
There are still major hurdles to clear for the ERA to ever become American law. But on Tuesday, female lawmakers showed their support for a move advocates say would help people of all genders defend their rights in court, as well as sending an important message of gender equality across America.As it stands, the Constitution does not explicitly prohibit gender discrimination.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Rep. Alma Adams await President Trump’s State of the Union address, on February 4, 2020.Nevada ratified the amendment in 2017, and Illinois did the same in 2018, meaning only one more state was needed to get to 38. Virginia became that state in January., who sponsored the resolution to ratify the amendment, is attending the State of the Union tonight as Rep. Maloney’s guest.
. But President Trump’s Justice Department has said that Congress doesn’t have the authority to do that, and the National Archives and Records Administration, which has to certify the amendment, has said it will not do so.
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