A scale was constructed measuring beliefs about equal rights for men and women. The scale had high internal reliability. Scale scores were significantly related to subject, sex, age, and ethnic group in the directions predicted. Further, the scale discriminated involvement in a women's rights organization. (Author/JKS)

Discusses the Equal Rights Amendment issue within the American Library Association (ALA) and state library associations, noting key actions regarding the amendment taken by ALA and outlining the political activities of several women librarians in Missouri, Florida, North Carolina, and Illinois. (EJS)

Discussed are the necessity of ERA; its affect on combat service, states' rights, husband's support duty, alimony, custody and support of children in a divorce, "protective labor standards laws" applying to women only, and property rights of married women, especially homemakers; and whether a state legislature may rescind an original…

Historical trends of Constitutional inequality are presented in the context of women's movements. The status of women and the struggle for equal rights are negatively affected by conservatism in the executive and judicial branches of government. Recent court decisions have left much room for interpretation with respect to women's rights. (VM)

Examines the STOP ERA movement in terms of the images of its opponents and supporters, the ideological framework indicated by these images, and the rhetorical implications of these images. Concludes that the reaffirmation of traditional perspectives and the appeal to the need for personal security make it rhetorically effective. (JMF)

This document represents a model legal case for defending a girl who wants to play soccer on her high school's all male soccer team. Contained are descriptions of the parties involved, the statement of claim, the causes of action, the laws that action is taken under, and former court decisions that might have bearing on the case. Also included are…

This report examines the effects that the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment will have on laws concerning women. The amendment's impacts on divorced, married, and employed women, on women in the military and in school, and on women dependent on pensions, insurance, and social security are all analyzed. A discussion of the Constitutional…

The potential impact of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) can be measured in areas such as alimony, child support, child custody, property ownership, divorce and rights of consortium. Statutes which use sex as the sole criterion would be unconstitutional. (Author)

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is viewed as a way to help eliminate poverty, to add to the resources of black women, and to give support to black families. (TA)

The Equal Rights Amendment proposes to ensure constitutional protection against all legislative sex discrimination. "Separate but Equal" standards, be they legal, social or psychological, are inevitably incompatable with equal protection under the law and act as a barrier to each individual's freedom for self determination. Equal rights,…

This paper traces and analyzes the development of the Supreme Court's work in the area of sexual equality, with particular emphasis on the family dimension of this issue. The Court is criticized for both the legal and policy inadequacies of its recent decisions. It is argued that the Court has failed to use a consistent, principled standard by…