Dear John,

 

Lillian’s List Foundation recruits and trains North Carolina women who are interested in running for office at all levels. And we help amplify the voices of the amazing women already serving in the North Carolina General Assembly.

 

To celebrate these incredible legislators, we are featuring one each week in our #WomanCrushWednesday spotlight. This week, our #WomanCrush is Senator Valerie Foushee!

FEATURED BILL: NC ADOPT ERA

 

North Carolina is one of just 12 states that have not yet ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA, first approved by Congress in 1972, would enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution, thus protecting women and other marginalized genders from discrimination on the basis of sex.

 

To rectify this, Sen. Foushee, along with her colleagues Sens. Marcus and Murdock, and Reps. von Haefen, Cunningham, Fisher, and Terry, introduced the NC Adopt ERA bill this January.

 

The bill would ratify the ERA to the U.S. Constitution and appropriate $10,000 to educate the public about the act. 

 

The ERA would help end gender-based discrimination in employment, property, divorce, and other areas. It's beyond time for women and other marginalized genders to have equal rights under the law.

 

In solidarity,

 

Pia Nargundkar

Communications Director

Help us train more amazing advocates like Sen. Foushee!