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It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence

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Laura L. Dunn |

TED2018

• April 2018

To make accountability the norm after gender violence in the United States, we need to change tactics, says victims' rights attorney and TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn. Instead of going institution by institution, fighting for reform, we need to go to the Constitution and finally pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which would require states to address gender inequality and violence. By ushering in sweeping change, Dunn says, "our legal system can become a system of justice, and #MeToo can finally become 'no more.'"

To make accountability the norm after gender violence in the United States, we need to change tactics, says victims' rights attorney and TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn. Instead of going institution by institution, fighting for reform, we need to go to the Constitution and finally pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which would require states to address gender inequality and violence. By ushering in sweeping change, Dunn says, "our legal system can become a system of justice, and #MeToo can finally become 'no more.'"

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Learn more about efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

Need help in a campus hearing or lawsuit? Reach out to the L.L. Dunn Law Firm for legal assistance within the United States.

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Laura L. Dunn

Victims' rights attorney

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TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn advances and enforces victims' rights for survivors of gender violence in campus, criminal and civil legal systems.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn more about efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

Need help in a campus hearing or lawsuit? Reach out to the L.L. Dunn Law Firm for legal assistance within the United States.