If we actually lived in a gender-equal society, reproductive rights wouldn't even be *in question*

[freshwest]

16. Since I was campaigning for it and the voting age amendment, I paid attention. Some thought that

Title IX - Gender Equity in Education, already guaranteed much of what was needed. But it has not fully lived up to the dream:

https://www.aclu.org/title-ix-gender-equity-education

Good news at the ERA link, though...

Removal of deadline from the 1972 version of ERA[edit]

On March 8, 2011, the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day, Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation (H.J.Res. 47) to remove the Congressionally-imposed deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.[46] Bill co-sponsors include Representatives Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).[47] On March 22, 2012, the 40th anniversary of ERA's congressional approval, Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) introduced (S.J. Res. 39)--which is worded with slight differences from Representative Baldwin's (H.J. Res. 47). Senator Cardin was joined by ten other Senators who added their names to the Senate Joint Resolution.[citation needed]

On February 24, 2013, the New Mexico House of Representatives adopted House Memorial 7 asking, also, that the Congressionally-imposed deadline for ERA ratification be removed. House Memorial 7 was officially received by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 25, 2013, and was referred to the House's Committee on the Judiciary, as noted in the Congressional Record.[citation needed]

113th Congress[edit]

The 113th Congress has a record number of women. On March 5, 2013, the ERA was reintroduced as S. J. RES. 10[48] by Senator Bob Menendez.[49]

All the more reason to GOTV in 2014 and get it passed all through the states. Note, Texas ratified and did not rescind its vote for the ERA. Wendy may or may not be helped by what Congress has been offered.

We've seen how very regressive the 2010 elections turned out to be. We must vote those who faught VAWA, The ACA with its gender neutral rules and the Lily Ledbetter Act, out of office. In these tumultous days we must secure this before other factors come into play to defeat us.