The ERA can help fix accountability for Sexual Assault

The ERA would provide the basis for Congress to enact stronger laws on gender-based violence, including restoring the civil rights remedy in VAWA—giving women like Jane Doe further recourse.   -Kathy Spillar  Ms. Magazine

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There are many reasons to fight for an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. But Brzonkala’s case offers a particularly poignant one,” wrote Victoria Nourse for Ms. in 2024.

I think Jane Doe’s case is yet another reason.

The ERA would provide the basis for Congress to enact stronger laws on gender-based violence, including restoring the civil rights remedy in VAWA, giving women like Doe and Brzonkala further recourse. But of course, that all hinges on an ERA-friendly Congress—one willing to pass the Joint Resolution recognizing that the ERA has been ratified, and is the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. And an ERA-friendly Congress hinges on the upcoming midterms. Yet another reason to make a plan to vote early!” …  read the full article

Cornell Is Part of a Larger Pattern. The ERA Could Help Fix It.