Most Americans believe the US Constitution protects gender equality. It does not.
The 100 year fight for an Equal Rights Amendment requires tending old wounds to build a truly inclusive movement.
This film is about the brave women trying to do just that.
Premieres October 20th on the PBS app.
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RATIFIED is a feature documentary about the 100-year struggle for constitutional gender equality, an inspiring story of a multi-racial, multi-generational, bi-partisan effort to make Virginia the 38th and final state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. It's also a story of how bureaucracy is used to stifle progress, and it takes a close look at the incredible perseverance of women - specifically, the Black women leaders who have taken their rightful place at the front of the movement for gender equality. With the PBS Broadcast, we have our best shot at our impact goal: activating 15,000,000 Americans on the issue of gender equality.
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on the basis of sex.”
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on the basis of sex.”
When the Equal Rights Amendment was first put forward in 1924, women were still considered the legal property of their husbands.
Much has changed in the last hundred years, but despite tremendous gains, American women still experience second class citizenship in pay, healthcare, legal protection and, perhaps most importantly, in the public imagination. And gender-based legislation is putting young people and families at risk every day. The Equal Rights Amendment puts gender equality in the Constitution, creating a crucial legal precedent to protect from gender-based discrimination and enshrine bodily autonomy.
Our team
Our multi-generational team has been working together for the last 8 years - and it’s only through this coalition of women fed up with the current systems that any of this has been possible.
