The most important moment will arrive when the ERA becomes law. If equality under the laws is the goal then the ERA must be passed. As long as women allow male lawmakers to keep the ERA locked up in Congressional committees they will be subject to men holding them in check. If women no longer care about the ERA they will continue to experience the wage gap, glass ceiling, limited political power and need for laws like Ledbetter. In the 1970s women got close to passing ERA. Since 1980, ovefr 30 years have past and women today now have greater political power and the money needed to mount a campaign that will get the ERA enacted. The well known celebrity women who have made it along with the female Senators and Congresspeople should lead this movement and instead they do nothing. Read the article in The New York Times Sunday March 1, 2009 Business Section page 4 and you will see that the wages of men are clearly greater than the pay for women doing the same type of work. The President, Congress and the States can no longer deny the ERA, however unless woman mount a meaningful battle for their equal rights they will miss this opportunity in history. The most important moment will be now if women take the initiative and get their ERA.