[20040823]RS20217_平等权利修正案：国家规定.pdf

1 The number of states with equal rights provisions in their constitutions has not changed sincethis report was first issued on June 3, 1999.2 Section 1 of the proposed federal Equal Rights Amendment reads: “Equality of rights under thelaw shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” 3 For texts of state equal rights amendments, see listing at end of this report.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20217Updated August 23, 2004Equal Rights Amendments: State Provisions Leslie W. GladstoneAnalyst in American National GovernmentDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryTwenty states adopted state equal rights amendments between 1879 and 1998. Thetexts of most of these amendments either are similar to the proposed federal amendmentor restate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S.Constitution. The timing of the enactment of these state amendments and the choice ofwording reflect both the ebb and flow of the womens movement in the United Statesand the political culture of the particular states at the time of passage. A brief historyof the wo