Allyson McKinney Timm & Meghan Tschanz

Did you know that women in this country continue to experience discrimination and disadvantage in nearly every sphere of life? A 2018 survey named the United States among the ten most dangerous countries in the world for women and the World Economic Forum recently ranked the United States 53rd out of 153 nations for gender parity.

In this episode we talk about the  Equal Rights Amendment and who it is a crucial step toward greater gender justice in the U.S and ending gender discrimination in this country.

Human rights lawyer and faith leader, Allyson McKinney Timm, and author and Speaker Meghan Tschanz  talk about the history of the ERA, why it has still not been published as the 28th amendment, why it is desperately needed, some of the myths and opposition to it  and what you can do to help ratify the ERA to the U.S. Constitution

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Guest BIOS:

Allyson McKinney Timm is a human rights lawyer, scholar, and faith leader with two decades of experience defending the dignity and rights of those on the margins. Her work promoting justice and equality has spanned the nonprofit, private, and academic sectors. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Justice Revival (justicerevival.org), whose mission is to “inspire, educate, and mobilize Christian communities to respond faithfully to the call to justice by defending the human rights of all.” Justice Revival convenes the #Faith4ERA campaign, a growing groundswell of faith organizations and hundreds of faith leaders nationwide committed to equality. Previously, Allyson taught human rights at Yale Law School and led the Uganda Field Office of International Justice Mission. She holds graduate degrees in law, divinity, and business.

Connect with Allyson:

Twitter @McKinneyTimm

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Meghan Tschanz is an author, speaker, and former missionary who is passionate about empowering women and reclaiming feminism for the Christian faith. She’s the host and founder of the Faith and Feminism podcast, and author of the recently released “Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming Our Voice.” She is also Justice Revival’s Volunteer Advocacy and Mobilizing Coordinator for the #Faith4ERA campaign. She and her husband Dustin, live in Northeast Georgia with their two rescue dogs.

Connect with Meghan:

IG @meghantschanz

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For more info and to get involved:

• www.justicerevival.org/era
• https://justicerevival.org/support-the-era/ — Interfaith Statement of Support for the ERA (that faith leaders are invited to sign)
• https://justicerevival.org/tell-the-senate-support-the-era/ — contact your senator to voice support for SJ Res 1 & the ERA

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