A historic win for paid parental leave, led by nurses

After watching parents return to work while their babies were still in intensive care, Pittsburgh nurses fought to secure the nation's first countywide 12-week paid parental leave policy.

A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)

When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.

Christine Ledbetter: Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem left us with the same lesson

Appleton Area NOW gathers to push Congress to add Equal Rights Amendment to U.S. Constitution

The group is joining a coalition of other organizations and helping to collect 1 million signatures to make it happen.

‘Driving the Vote for Equality’ campaign drives home urgency for ERA recognition

The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress in 1972 but has yet to be published in the Constitution.

1914 car to spin around Chicago in call for Equal Rights Amendment passage

The group Sign 4 Era has dispatched the car for their call for all states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which says everyone has equal rights regardless of their sex.

After 46 Years, Illinois Ratifies ERA | Illinois Public Media

The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution passed Congress in the 1970s. On Wednesday, Illinois made news by ratifying it — 46 years later.

Lawsuits argue Equal Rights Amendment is valid constitutional amendment

Decades after its first deadline, the Equal Rights Amendment is back in the courtroom as plaintiffs demand a federal judge finally recognize it as part of the U.S. Constitution.

Today in Feminist History: (March 22, 1972)

Full legal equality for women and men, once considered among the most radical of ideas, has now received the overwhelming endorsement of both houses of Congress in the form of an Equal Rights...