Rep. Sean CastenVerified account

Today, I was incredibly proud to vote for the #ERA resolution and stand with women across the US, giving them this critical legal tool to combat everyday discrimination that they face including pay discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, & sexual and domestic violence.

When I cast my vote today to remove the deadline, I thought of all the generations of women that have marched and fought tirelessly for the explicit constitutional right of equality, dating back to 1923 when the first version of the ERA was drafted.

Gender-based discrimination cannot stand – we are all equal. For far too long, the legal distinctions of gender have played a discriminatory role against women in employment, divorce, and property ownership.