The decades-long effort to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment appeared to regain some momentum with the Women’s March on Washington in January. Two months later, Nevada became the first state in 40 years to ratify the fairness-for-both-genders measure, and ERA bills have been introduced in the legislatures of six other states.
 
Amid that movement – and approaching Women’s Equality Week from Aug. 20-26 – the Library screens the 2016 documentary Equal Means Equal, which looks at an array of struggles for women stemming from an absence of explicit protections in the U.S. Constitution. They range from workplace harassment and domestic violence to sexual assault and healthcare.