The most distinctive xylem cells are the long tracheary elements that transport water. Tracheids and vessel elements are distinguished by their shape; vessel elements are shorter, and are connected together into long tubes that are called vessels. Xylem also contains two other cell types: parenchyma and fibers.
Equal Rights Amendment. A constitutional amendment originally introduced in Congress in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, stating that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex..qual Rights Amendment. A constitutional amendment originally introduced in Congress in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, stating that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex..
(The only right that the Constitution specifically affirms to be equal for women and men is the right to vote by the 19th Amendment of 1920.) The 14th Amendmentâs equal protection clause has never been interpreted to guarantee equal rights for women as the Equal Rights Amendment would do.nother reason to reopen the debate and adopt an Equal Rights Amendment is the current discrimination between women and menâs wages. It has been shown that women are paid 77 cents to every dollar earned by men fifty years after President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act.