Ordinary Equality

Forward Together, Backward Never

Episode Summary

In this season finale, we’re looking ahead. Kate talks to familiar voices like Alyssa Milano and Danica Roem and a leader of the next generation of ERA advocates. They discuss what the future of the Amendment will look like — and why you should care. After all, this is just the beginning of a whole new era of gender equality.

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:

• With Virginia ratification, where does the Equal Rights Amendment go from here? (PBS * 2020)
• Notes from a Member of Generation Ratify (American University JGSPL * Emilia Couture * 2019) 
• Why We Need the Equal Rights Amendment Right the F*ck Now (Cosmopolitan * Alyssa Milano * 2019) 
• “Why the United States Constitution Needs An Equal Rights Amendment” (Kate Kelly, Teen Vogue, 2018)