Option C -- The Equal Rights Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress in 1972 but never ratified by the required 38 states (only 35 states voted for it by the time the deadline for ratification passed in 1982).  It has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives on July 21, 2009.  It said, in its entirety, the following:

Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. 

a. Do we need an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution?  Explain.

b. Provide ONE specific factual statistic to support your answer to (a).
c. Include the proper citation (web address is okay) of the source of your statistic in (a).
d. MAKE SURE YOUR STATISTIC is UNIQUE...NO TWO STUDENTS MAY HAVE THE SAME STAT...FIRST IN WINS!  If your comment is not posted by me after 24 hours, go to Plan B, and find another statistic(s)! 

e. Most Importantly . . . put your first name on your comment so you get credit!