--- title: Women's Equality Day: Equal Rights Still Not Protected in Constitution description: Whatever happened to the Equal Rights Amendment? canonical: https://time.com/4010569/womens-equality-day-equal-rights/ author: Arpita Aneja article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-25T22:50:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:18.559Z og:title: Why Women's Equality Isn't Protected by the Constitution og:description: What ever happened to the Equal Rights Amendment? og:url: https://time.com/4010569/womens-equality-day-equal-rights/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f54dd3a6f50e196/698860d7cd1bba1a786fce2e/gettyimages-161990208.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3090 og:image:height: 1738 og:image:alt: APR 25 1981, APR 27 1981; Picketes Supported Equal Rights Amendment Protested Views being discussed og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why Women's Equality Isn't Protected by the Constitution twitter:description: What ever happened to the Equal Rights Amendment? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f54dd3a6f50e196/698860d7cd1bba1a786fce2e/gettyimages-161990208.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why Women's Equality Still Isn't Protected by the Constitution > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters.  by [Arpita Aneja](https://time.com/author/arpita-aneja/)  ## Arpita Aneja Aug 25, 2015 10:50 PM UTC  APR 25 1981, APR 27 1981; Picketes Supported Equal Rights Amendment Protested Views being discussed at Pro- Family Meet.; (Photo By Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images) APR 25 1981, APR 27 1981; Picketes Supported Equal Rights Amendment Protested Views being discussed at Pro- Family Meet.; (Photo By Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images)Dave Buresh—Denver Post via Getty Images  by [Arpita Aneja](https://time.com/author/arpita-aneja/)  ## Arpita Aneja Aug 25, 2015 10:50 PM UTC Wednesday is Women’s Equality Day, but the Constitution still does not have an amendment that explicitly guarantees women equal rights. Whatever happened to the Equal Rights Amendment that Congress passed in 1972? 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