Vote Equality!

The Equal Rights Amendment IS our 28th Amendment!

Write4Rights

You probably expect us to tell you to write to some politician? Naaaaaah.

Write a letter to your local paper. Few Americans know we have a fully ratified 28th Amendment (Equal Rights) that promises the government will not discriminate on the basis of sex. Educate your community!

Please end your letter with a "call to action," here are a few samples:

  • LEARN MORE: You can learn more at VoteEquality.US by checking out the JOYFUL RUCKUS menu
  • TAKE ACTION: Want to have some fun? There are lots of options under the JOYFUL RUCKUS menu at VoteEquality.US
  • DEMAND CONSTITUTIONAL EQUALITY: Add your voice to the calls for constitutional gender equality. Contact our U.S. Senators here: (add names and an email address / phone number).

Fun Facts (if you want to include some data)

  • From the FAQ “International Standing”
    • Political gender parity in the United States is ranked 11th from the bottom for all countries in the Americas and Europe. The U.S. ranked 72 out of 82 countries in total.
    • The gender equality gap is expected to close (on average, across all countries) in 99.5 years, the gender equality gap in America is not expected to close for 208 years. Although nobody living today will see gender equality in their lifetime, we can work to ensure constitutional gender equality now.
    • In 2018, the United States was ranked as the 10th most dangerous country in the world for women. We tied for third with Syria for countries where women most risked sexual violence, harassment and coercion into sex, and sixth regarding non-sexual violence such as domestic and mental abuse.
    • America no longer ranks within the top third of countries when ranked on gender equality.
    • Gender equality is included in 168 international constitutions but not in ours.
  • From the FAQ “Pregnancy Discrimination“
    • The United States is one of only two countries in the world that does not mandate paid leave and at the current rate of adoption it will take 150 years for everyone in the United States to have paid leave.
  • Check our FAQs for many more data points to choose from on a variety of issues.