However, last but not least, I have this question for advocates of an effort to pass an ERA. What is it that it would achieve that is not already being achieved via existing civil rights legislation?
It would create an explicit line in the Constitution to challenge the Draft on the grounds that it is sexist.
Most supporters of the ERA would probably not want a draft for either gender, so I don't think that is their goal.
In plenty of cases (esp. jobs), it is easier to discriminate against a white woman than a black man (or woman).
