Essay On Equal Rights Amendment

Still today, sex discrimination is still an ongoing event. We still need the passing of the ERA. Although, since then women's rights have improved. Women are still not equal to men. If it came down to it men would still be chosen over a women. We, as women should still fight for the ratification of the Equal

Reshma Daniel’s parents moved her family from India to America in 2011. Her parents wanted her and her siblings to live the “American dream.” Reshma decided to go to law school, majored in legal studies, and was well on her way to becoming a lawyer. While job shadowing, Reshma was told she shouldn't follow her dream to become a lawyer. “As a women, and a women of color, you will be underpaid, so there is no point” (Owens). Reshma had worked so hard to achieve her goal of becoming a lawyer, she felt defeated because she knew these policies were unfair, but, there wasn't much she could do about it. Reshma’s parents dreamed that their children would be able to thrive and succeed in America, their daughter had big plans, law school being no easy task. They thought the “American Dream” was supposed to be equality, freedom, and prosperity. But the idea that women and men still aren't equal makes this idea far fetched, and unobtainable. No occupation should pay less for discriminatory reasons. Reshma went to law school, and acquired a degree. She is just as capable of being a lawyer as the men in the same position.

The Equal Rights Amendment was reintroduced in Congress in July of 1982 and has been before every session of Congress since then, and there still has not been a majority ratification to add this Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

In the development process of America, its sound that legislative system has a very solid foundation for the construction of American society. The Bill of Rights as one of the successful act in America, its importance position has never been ignored. The Bill of Rights was introduced by James Madison and came into effect on December 15, 1791. It has given the powerful support for the improvements of American society. The Bill of Rights has become an essential part in guaranteeing the further development of culture. The influence of The Bill of Rights can be easily found in its cultural revolutionizing. It can not only guarantee the harmonious relationship among all the walk of society, but can also promote the construction of harmonious

In 1921, women were granted suffrage, but suffragists were still hungry for more. Knowing that the right to vote would not eliminate sex discrimination in America, Alice Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment to step closer to equality. After half a century of struggle, women in America are still fighting for rights that men were given to when they were born. Even though women are just as intelligent, capable and hardworking as men, if not more, they are not considered an equal under the U.S. Constitution. Can you believe that today, in the 21st century, we still degrade women and treat them as inferiors to men? Can you believe that just because you are a woman, you are less than equal to the male population? Look around you, all those boys and girls are not equal to each other under our “just” country’s laws. As it is long overdue, the Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified because there is no other amendment that talks about sex discrimination, it would eliminate any inequality in regards to sex, and it would make the judicial stance on sex discrimination cases much clearer.

The ERA was introduced in every Congress since 1923, and yet it still failed to gain ratification. The ERA was the Equal Rights Amendment, which means that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. I believe it was never passed because of many reasons. One reason was because some ERA supports got offended by other supports who were very obnoxious, which was a backlash on feminist tactics. (Doc. E & F) Another is that men and women might switch places, and it would be a threat to traditional roles.(Doc. J &M) My last reason for why the ERA was defeated is because since men and women would have equal rights, the women could also be drafted and serve the country.

The Equal Rights Amendment has struggled immensely to be enacted since its introduction to Congress in 1923. It is an amendment with a simple goal: give women equal rights. It seems like that would be easily passed, but there was a lot of opposition that heavily criticized and misconstrued the intentions of the amendment. The opponents’ rationale for their beliefs is very interesting, because their main arguments are simply not true. Using false information to misinform the public is unfortunately a very common occurrence, and it is important that the truth is available and the lies are openly debunked. By simply looking at the amendment, it is clear that opponents to it are lying to instill fear into the public.

After the Revolution, the States adopted their own constitutions, many of which contained a Bill of Rights. The Americans still faced the challenge of creating a central government for their new nation. In 1777 the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified in 1781. Under the Articles, the states retained their “sovereignty, freedom and independence,” while the national government was kept weak and inferior. Over the next few years it became evident that the system of government that had been chosen was not strong enough to completely settle and defend the frontier, regulating trade, currency and commerce, and organizing thirteen states into one union.

The Equal Rights Amendment was created to give equal rights to both female and male because they weren’t getting treated equally. Women didn’t have the same rights as males, one of them was voting and during that time it was a really big problem in the U.S. Also, because there was so much sex discrimination like females weren’t getting the respect they should and they would treat them so bad, because women couldn’t vote, own

In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Service and Training Act, which requires all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to register for the military draft. In 1848 the women's rights movement was started that means that women have been protesting for equality for one hundred years before the draft started. So why is it that a woman think they get to pick and choose what they get for equal rights? That like a woman saying i want to be paid fifteen dollars an hour but only do half the job as the man is doing for fifteen dollars an hour, now that's what i call sexest.

The struggle for equal rights has been an ongoing issue in the United States. For most of the twentieth century Americans worked toward equality. Through demonstrations, protests, riots, and parades citizens have made demands and voiced their concerns for equal rights. For the first time minority groups were banding together to achieve the American dream of liberty and justice for all. Whether it was equality for women, politics, minorities, or the economy the battle was usually well worth the outcome. I have chosen articles that discuss some of the struggles, voyages, and triumphs that have occurred. The people discussed in the following articles represent only a portion of those who suffered.

Sec. 3 Equal Rights is a civil liberty. The third section of the Texas Constitution is based on equal protection against government discrimination among men (sex, race, color, creed or national origin). In this case the government cannot take away citizens’ rights. The first amendment of the Bills of Rights gives people the right to practice any religion they chose to and government is prohibit to interfere in a person’s beliefs. In past court cases that freedom of religion was addressed dealing with the exclusion of prayers in public schools, the prohibition of polygamy, and the limitation of the use of drugs or snakes in religious rituals.

The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws". Two landmark 14th Amendment cases are Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education. However, each case treated the 14th Amendment differently and this caused a different outcome for each court case.

The women’s equal rights amendment passed legislation on March 22, 1972. This amendment was initiated to give all women equal opportunities; one of those opportunities included the enlistment for military duty. U.S. standard military requires physical standards that

As a wise man once said, “we are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights” (Blake Mycoskie). Almost a hundred years after the Declaration of Independence was written congress stated that they had began adopting new amendments to the Bill of Rights. For example, the fourteenth amendment supposedly guaranteed equal protection to “all men” and the fifteenth amendment also gave “all men” the right to vote but what about the women? Why are the amendments directed toward only the white men? In the result of these amendments, the women’s suffrage movement began in 1848. This movement allowed the nineteenth amendment to be passed therefore, women now have the right to vote. Also, in 1972, the equal rights amendment or ERA was guaranteed by the constitution. The ERA stated that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. If a man has a right to something than a woman should also have that right with no questions asked. All rights should be directed at both sexes and should have no possession of