There are many theories as to why the Equal Rights Amendment failed. The ERA was passed by the Senate on March 22, 1972, proposing to prohibit discrimination based on gender. It was sent to the States to be ratified; however, he failed to receive the three-quarter validation he needed. The ERA was not accepted every time and was eventually forgotten in the years after it was issued. So why did the Equal Rights Amendment fail? People, for or against the idea of ​​banning gender bias, all have their own opinions and views on why the ERA failed. Some believe it was due to a lack of support from others, while others believe it failed because it was too gender specific. However, very few think that this is due to the persuasive influence of the dull judgment of others. It was a clear preference for giving women the same rights and responsibilities as men that ultimately doomed the Equal Rights Amendment from the start. Although support for the ERA appeared to be on a steady streak, according to a Gallup poll, those who supported it appear to have declined from 1979 to 1980 and then rebounded again in 1981. Those opposed to the amendment gradually increased in number, while those unsure or uncertain without any opinion went from 12 to 4 in the seven years the amendment attempted to ratify (Doc B). The ERA was sent to many states in an attempt to gain approval. Although many states, such as Hawaii and California, ratified the amendment, what brought the ERA to its knees were states that rescinded their ratification and states that never ratified it, including Florida (Doc D). According to another graph (which showed the percentage in favor of the ERA... half of the document... failed due to many circumstances, including favoritism, gendered opinions and persuasive judgments by others.