Why hasn't the Equal Rights Amendment been ratified?

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Did you know the Equal Rights Amendment, which guarantees equal legal rights regardless of sex, has been passed by 37 states — and that constitutional amendments need to be passed by 38 states to become enshrined in that founding document?

Does that mean we could have a new constitutional amendment sometime soon? It's complicated. Check out this new Women Rule video I did on the fight for the E.R.A., and what will really happen if it gets passed by 38 states. I spoke to a lawyer fighting for the amendment, an advocate who's opposed to it and a Virginia politician trying to make her state the one to seal the deal next year.

Read the full story here: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/women-rule/2019/08/26/what-voters-think-warren-can-do-for-women-473170?nname=women-rule&nid=00000169-5991-d01a-a169-5d9f0cc10001&nrid=00000162-e3a2-d05e-a3e6-ffa265db0000&nlid=2485581
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