Women have been waiting and working for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would formally recognize them and extend equal rights under the law since its introduction in 1923. Fifty years.

The day also aims to bring to the fore the struggles women have faced to win equal rights. Date. Women's Equality Day is marked primarily in the US on August 26 annually. It was on this day in ...

He said, “The fight for rights for women is an ongoing battle because, in some places, women have achieved rights equal to men” and, elsewhere, they lag behind.

A hundred years ago, there was vigorous debate about the need for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the Constitution to protect the rights of women and codify gender equality. Many ...

He said, "The fight for rights for women is an ongoing battle because, in some places, women have achieved rights equal to men" and, elsewhere, they lag behind.

Originally proposed 100 years ago in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment sought legal protection against many of the obstacles that kept women as second-class citizens.

Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women's Day on Saturday. Officially ...

Opinion: 50 years after first ERA debate, women still don’t have equal rights Friedan should be remembered not her temper but her tireless efforts to secure women’s rights in the Constitution.

International Women’s Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence Women raise their voices in rallies from Africa to the Bay Area ...

Women’s rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says “Instead of mainstreaming equal rights, we’re seeing the mainstreaming of misogyny.” ...