Ordinary Equality

Equality Is Not a Feeling

Episode Summary

Why does the ERA matter today? Who does it impact and what will it mean for the future of our country? Listen to find out.

Episode Notes

Follow us on Twitter at @OrdEquality for everything you need to know about the ERA as we watch history in the making. 

Special thanks to Equality Now, an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the rights of women and girls around the world. To learn more about what you can do to support the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, check out www.equalitynow.org/era.

To dive deeper into some of the topics discussed in this episode, check out:

• Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated (Carolyn Maloney * Rodale Books * 2008)
• “I’m a Survivor of Female Genital Cutting and I’m Speaking Out—As Others Must Too” (Maryum Saifee * The Guardian * 2016)
• Butterfly Politics (Catherine MacKinnon * Belknap Press * 2017)