Take Action: Fight for Women's Equality

11/19/24

Action Required

Contact the White House and ask President Biden to take action on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by instructing the US Archivist to certify the 28th Amendment. Here are five things you can do between now and the end of the year. Take the challenge and do all of them before President Biden’s term ends!

  1. Call the White House Comment Line: 202-456-1111 (Open Tuesday–Thursday from 10:00 am–2:00 pm CT)

  2. Send an email to the White House

  3. Sign the League of Women Voters letter

  4. Contact your US Representative and US Senators and urge them to pressure President Biden

  5. Share this with your friends! 

SAMPLE MESSAGE

I urge President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA has met all requirements for ratification. Women’s rights are under attack. The president has the authority to act and must do so with urgency. 

Background

In the United States, women are still not guaranteed equal rights. We have seen the devastating consequences of this reality. Yet, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex, can be added to the Constitution with one action. With just months left in office, we are urging President Biden to act to ensure that the ERA is published. 

The ERA will protect against the rollback of rights, provide a vital tool for the judicial branch to decide sex discrimination cases, and pave the way for further legislative progress toward sex and gender equality.  

The 2024 election results were not friendly to women’s equality, and our future status in the country is at stake. It’s imperative that President Biden take urgent action to ensure the process of publishing the Amendment is completed since it has been fully ratified since 2020. 

Urge President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the ERA in the Constitution! Equality cannot wait. 

 

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