The barricades have fallen and women's fight for equality has "largely been won"(Faludi 9). Women have so many opportunities to enroll at any university, join any law firm, or become an appointed official to the President. Although the struggle for women's rights has been won, women are still facing discrimination and feminists work to oppose laws that limit education, income, and job opportunities. Feminists have long advocated an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S constitution,which states:"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States Constitution or any State on account of sex"(Bosmajian 201). "The ERA, first proposed in Congress in 1923, had the support of two-thirds of U.S. adults"(Bosmajian 203). Although it was passed by the House of Representatives on August 10, 1970, it has yet to become law, which probably reflects the opposition of the men who dominate state legislatures in this country. Lawmakers even stated "women are so equal now that we no longer need an Equal Rights Amendment"(Faludi 9). If women are to gain true equality, then the ERA needs to be enacted to help protect women and make them more competitive and equal in the workforce. The feminist movement may have set women free, "but women are unhappy precisely because they are free, and they are enslaved in their own liberation"(Faludi 11).

Women are still facing discrimination in the work force such as unequal pay and job placement.
Measures need to be taken to assure women of their equal rights.
Many people,such as men,oppose the Equal Rights Amendment because they feel equality has been gained.
Women in today's society feel more and more distressed about their rights.