Point: The Equal Rights Amendment Would Protect Women's Rights.

EQUAL rights amendments; CONSTITUTIONAL amendments; WOMEN'S rights; EQUAL rights; SEX discrimination against women laws; GENDER inequality

The article points out that the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would enshrine sex equality and protect women's rights by providing a powerful means to combat sex or gender discrimination. Topics covered include the legal precedent that the ERA would provide, how the ERA would bolster attempts to address specific aspects of gender inequality, such as the Paycheck Fairness Act, and the public support for the idea of constitutional equal rights protections.