Noun
equal rights pl (plural only)
The concept that every person is to be treated equally by the law.
About three in four Americans support the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), the change to the US constitution proposed five decades ago to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, a new poll shows. Source: Internet
America” dramatized the fight over the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and the culture war it ignited. Source: Internet
But a counterprotest also was planned for the same time and place, Deseret News said, adding that Facebook pages list Salt Lake Antifascist Coalition, Solidarity for Justice, Salt Lake Equal Rights Movement, and Insurgence as event hosts. Source: Internet
End the pay gap, increase representation in government at all levels, and pass the Equal Rights Amendment. Source: Internet
Fast forward to the 1970s after college — I got very involved in the Equal Rights Amendment movement in New Orleans. Source: Internet
House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn smiles as she looks up at the House gallery filled with Equal Rights Amendment supporters before the chamber voted on the ERA resolution Wednesday. Source: Internet