However the facts of the case show that Mrs. Buonocore had moved out of the family home leaving her husband with their two minor children. After showing no interest in having custody of the children or contributing towards their support her husband sued her for child support. At that time she was earning a weekly salary equal to that of her husband who was incurring the expenses of raising two small children. In this case, Mrs. Tignor was required to pay support to her husband after the marriage was dissolved. However, the facts of the case reveal that Mr. Tignor was blind and had relied on his wife's support during the marriage.
Women continue to be disadvantaged by laws that are gender based.
In the work place they still face an earning gap wider now than it was in 1956. As wives they can be and often are denied an equal role in marriage. And they face a criminal court system that all too often judges them by their sex alone. The ERA would have provided a remedy for these inequities as well as providing equal rights and protections under the law for both men and women. Read the amendment itself and you're almost certain to wonder just what the big hoo-haa is all about.