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Gender-Based Violence and the ERA

This Q&A explains the background of the U.S. v. Rahimi case, what’s at stake when the constitutional right to possess a gun is used to undermine protections against gender-based violence, and how the final ratification of the ERA could, and should, alter the way the Supreme Court values the importance of comprehensive sex equality.

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The Sex Equality Gap

This paper details how despite sweeping federal, state, and local laws that prohibit discrimination based on sex, white women have been the primary beneficiaries of sex equality laws, leaving women of color significantly behind.

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