1. United States
2. Md.
3. Letter

The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed nearly a century ago in 1923, aims to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution by prohibiting discrimination on account of sex. Despite its long history, the ERA has yet to be ratified, leaving American women without explicit constitutional protections against gender-based discrimination. Efforts to revive the amendment have faced roadblocks, but its ratification would mark a historic milestone in the ongoing fight for equal rights and opportunities for all genders. By prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, the ERA would provide a powerful legal tool to challenge systemic biases and ensure true equality under the law. In the interest of upholding fundamental civil liberties and human rights, the Equal Rights Amendment deserves to finally be added to the Constitution after decades of struggle.