If Biden really wanted to make the ERA the “law of the land,” he would have needed to direct the head of the National Archives to ignore the Department of Justice. But he didn't do that—or really anything for women's rights during his presidency.

The remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution. But advocates said they could add heft to a future legal fight.

Tory Burch, who was among the advocates who helped convince President Biden to give the Equal Rights Amendment a symbolic boost on his way out, tells Axios it was "a great day for women." Why it matters: Biden's statement on Friday,

President Joe Biden’s declaration the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts.

President Biden says he believes the amendment has met the requirements to be enshrined in the Constitution. Its history has been long and complex.

PHILADELPHIA — Progressive activists in Congress have put mounting pressure on President Joe Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment — which would become the first explicit mention of women in the U.

Did Florida ever ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1972 amendment that declared women equal under the law?

Regardless of party, regardless of affiliation, this is the will of the people, and nobody has a right to undermine a constitutional amendment.'

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was correct when she said, before she passed, that the ERA deadline is expired, and this has to “start over.”

Over 50 years after Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to states for ratification, President Biden said the amendment should be part of the Constitution.