WASHINGTON — Actresses and activists Alyssa Milano and Patricia Arquette took their star power to the Capitol Tuesday to demand gender equality in the US Constitution.

“My name is Alyssa Miliano and in 2019, I do not have equal rights under the Constitution,” Milano said at an event to support the Equal Rights Amendment.

“That’s right. Because I have a vagina, I do not have equality and justice.”

The Equal Rights Amendment is designed to guarantee equal rights to Americans regardless of sex. It passed Congress in 1972 and needed two-thirds of states to support it to become law. So far, 37 states have ratified the amendment.

Virginia was set to be the 38th and final state, but the measure failed to advance earlier this year. Activists have also targeted Arizona and North Carolina for ratification.

“Women are not treated with the same value as men in America and that stands to reason as they have no value in their own Constitution,” said Arquette, who joined activists and lawmakers at the Capitol for the ERA event.

“We’re done waiting.”

The renewed push comes in the wake of the #MeToo era and after the historic 2018 midterm elections ushered in a record-breaking number of women to Washington.

On the federal side, lawmakers are seeking to extend the 1982 timeline for states to ratify the amendment. It’s also unclear what will happen to the five states that have since rescinded their earlier ratifications.

Advocates for the ERA say the amendment will put the force of the Constitution behind efforts to prevent sex discrimination, pregnancy discrimination and wage discrimination. The equal footing in the Constitution could also enshrine equal support for women in domestic violence, divorce and child custody cases.

“Today in America, women are under attack,” said Manhattan Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who reintroduced the equal rights legislation this week. “… Women must be in the Constitution if we are ever to safeguard our rights.”