ILLINOIS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JULIANA STRATTON TESTIFIED BEFORE A U-S SENATE COMMITTEE TODAY (TUESDAY), URGING PASSAGE OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR THE E-R-A. AN INITIAL VERSION WAS DRAFTED NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO BUT IS STILL NOT A PART OF THE U-S CONSTITUTION. IT’S TIME SAYS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR STRATTON.

STRATTON SAYS WHILE STRIDES HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN MADE, WOMEN STILL EARN LESS THAN MEN AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS CONTINUE TO COME UNDER ATTACK.

STRATTON SAYS WOMEN STILL BATTLE FOR EQUALITY WHETHER IT BE LOWER PAY THAN MEN OR CONTROL OVER THEIR OWN BODIES.