Pros And Cons Of The Equal Rights Amendment
Kimberly Anevay Rico
John Liss
History 1408-V61
June 27, 2016
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment defines as, “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Without the Equal Rights Amendment, the only effective right would be the right to vote equally to women and men.” Therefore, the Equal Rights Amendment should be supported to give legal rights to every individual in account to also having less discrimination, and for women’s rights to be legally binding. (Amendments)
First of all, not only should the Equal Rights Amendment be reinforced for equality. It is needed so that discrimination can stop coming and effecting women during their workshop or in general. Gender issues should not be a problem when it comes to a work place; whether it’s a male or female they will both get the job done. Many women face discrimination in the work place in terms of how they rarely …show more content…
If Equal Rights come in place, then it would mean that women can fight legally if discrimination comes to play. On the negative side, it is said that “The current legal and judicial systems, however, still often have an impact on women that works to their disadvantage, because those systems have traditionally used the male experience as the norm” (Why). Not only are women just fighting to have equal rights but to be legally seen as human beings just like men as well. Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment can change the way judges see women in society. Not only will they see women equal, but judges would be demanded to give the women the same opportunity. As I mentioned before, women are just as human as
John Liss
History 1408-V61
June 27, 2016
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment defines as, “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Without the Equal Rights Amendment, the only effective right would be the right to vote equally to women and men.” Therefore, the Equal Rights Amendment should be supported to give legal rights to every individual in account to also having less discrimination, and for women’s rights to be legally binding. (Amendments)
First of all, not only should the Equal Rights Amendment be reinforced for equality. It is needed so that discrimination can stop coming and effecting women during their workshop or in general. Gender issues should not be a problem when it comes to a work place; whether it’s a male or female they will both get the job done. Many women face discrimination in the work place in terms of how they rarely …show more content…
If Equal Rights come in place, then it would mean that women can fight legally if discrimination comes to play. On the negative side, it is said that “The current legal and judicial systems, however, still often have an impact on women that works to their disadvantage, because those systems have traditionally used the male experience as the norm” (Why). Not only are women just fighting to have equal rights but to be legally seen as human beings just like men as well. Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment can change the way judges see women in society. Not only will they see women equal, but judges would be demanded to give the women the same opportunity. As I mentioned before, women are just as human as