State, Law and Social Policy-ERA

In reading this article, I found myself interested in the ERA or whats called the Equal Rights Amendment. If you want to know more about this amendment, check out the following link:
http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/
It states the Amendment would provide a legal solution against sex discrimination for both women and men. It would guarantee that the rights affirmed but the U.S. Constituation are held equally by all citizens without regard to sex. It has been introduced into congress since 1923 and ratified by 35 states out of the 38 needed.

This says something major about women's rights. Women have had to fight and struggle for this long and still nothing????Yes we do have several clause's and acts that address some of women's struggles such as equal pay and right to vote and such but our rights themself are not outlined as they need to be. Before taking this class I used to think women have come such a long way but if you really fine tune our progress it seems it has taken decades for any forward movements. I mean recently we had a woman candidate run for presidency, but we don't have all equal rights secured within the ERA? This scares me. Truely. I'd love to be a supporter of this and become part of a group to complete the work of our "equality fighters of the past." If I am just learning of this now at 32, I wonder how many others out there know about our missing piece. Sexual discrimination on the basis of anything is amiss. I wish we made this a class discussion because I am very curious as to how many woman are aware of this very argument.
The article states that opponents of the ERA have claimed that the amendment is anti-family,reporting that it would deny a women's right to be supported by her husband and encourage women to desert motherhood. Desert motherhood?? What about fatherhood? Does anyone care that men leave and there doesn't have to be anything to encourage them??? Except to bail on the responsibility. Ok this is coming from my resentment over my ex husband but still. Does anyone see what I am saying at all???