With the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) finally receiving its 38th
affirmative vote in January from the Virginia General Assembly and
the resulting litigation to have the amendment added to the
Constitution, it is worth revisiting the question that proponents
and opponents alike have asked for nearly 100 years: why do we need
the ERA?
To discuss the importance of and challenges to its passage,
Proskauer partnered with the Women's Bar Association of
the State of New York to host a panel discussion moderated by
the Honorable Betty Weinberg Ellerin, retired New York Appellate
Division Judge. Panelists included Maria Vullo, adjunct professor
of law at Fordham University and co-founder of the ERA Coalition, Katharine Bodde, Senior Policy
Counsel, NYCLU, and Wendy J. Murphy, adjunct professor of
sexual violence law at New England Law, Boston.
