In the United States, women are still not guaranteed equal rights. With just months left in office, we are urging President Biden to act to ensure that the Equal Rights Amendment is published.
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This summer, the League spoke out on clean energy, tax filing, reproductive rights and more.
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Thank you to everyone who called their legislators and the governor and spoke up on behalf of these bills, which have now been signed into law.
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The US Constitution simply does not ensure that all genders have the same rights and protections under the laws of our nation. It is time. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all ratification requirements and must be published as part of the US Constitution.
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Thanks in part to the advocacy of League members, important legislation supported by LWVIL was passed by both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly this term.
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Fifty-one years ago, the US Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. We’re still waiting. Here in Illinois, you can support HJR20, a resolution calling on Congress to affirm the ratification of the ERA.
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The 103rd Illinois General Assembly’s first session is underway and thousands of bills have been put forth in both the House and Senate. Make sure your legislators know what you want!
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The bicameral resolution introduced this week would ensure the ERA’s place as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution, finally guaranteeing equal protections under the law regardless of gender or sex.
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Every year, the League celebrates Women's Equality Day on August 26, the day the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution. This year it feels as though we have stepped back in time—to find ourselves only footsteps away from the beginning of the path we started on 102 years ago.
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