Gender Equity

Washington, D.C. (March 8, 2022)—On International Women's Day, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jackie Speier, Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, led a bipartisan group of House Members, including Democratic Women's Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), and Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI); Democratic Women's Caucus Vice Chairs Rep. Veronica Escobar and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX); and Rep.

Washington, D.C. (February 22, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to the settlement reached in an equal pay lawsuit brought by players on the U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) against the U.S. Soccer Federation. In addition to a monetary settlement, the U.S. Soccer Federation agreed to pay players an equal rate of pay for the Women's and Men's National Teams in all future tournaments, including the World Cup:

Washington, D.C. (February 9, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep.

Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, held a roundtable to discuss sexual harassment and verbal abuse at the Washington Commanders organization, previously known as the Washington Football Team (WFT), under the leadership of owner Dan Snyder and the National Football League's (NFL) failure to address this misconduct.

Washington D.C. (January 27, 2022)—On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep.

Washington, D.C. – Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, unveiled a resolution recognizing that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all legal requirements to be recognized as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. As of today, the ERA will guarantee long-sought constitutional protections against sex discrimination, and further empower Congress to enact legislation advancing gender equity.

Washington, D.C. (January 27, 2022)—Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement on the release of an opinion from the Biden Administration's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) regarding the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA):

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, and Catherine Cortez Masto and U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney and Jackie Speier called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) to withdraw an opinion seeking to stand in the way of the Equal Rights Amendment's (ERA) recognition as the 28^th Amendment.