A War on Pakistan’s Schoolgirls
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War Brutalizes Women and Condemns Many to Shame
War and armed conflicts have always been seen as inherently a man’s world. However, it should be noted that armed conflict also harms women. While women do not make up a majority of combatant casualties or fatalities, women nonetheless are often victimized and injured. According to the United Nations and Human Rights Watch, it is Read more …
SUPPORTING WOMEN & RECONSTRUCTION IN AFGHANISTAN
2005 WHEREAS, the war in Afghanistan has left millions homeless without basic necessities and exposed to great health risk from untreated sewage, a devastated health care system, and destroyed personal security, especially for women; WHEREAS, at least forty of the schools for women and girls, so recently opened, have been burned and/or destroyed; WHEREAS, the Read more …
NOW Celebrates Feminist Champions on Human Rights Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 10th is UN Human Rights Day, commemorating the day in 1948 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first Chairwoman of the Commission on Human Rights and played an instrumental role in drafting the Declaration and communicating its message of a “common Read more …
Writing Women into History as Peacemakers
As intriguing as the phrase “Women were written out of history” sounds, it is not entirely accurate. In many cases, women were never written into history in the first place, and as Women’s History Month ends, it is important to recognize that this effort to acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of women around the world Read more …
LGBTime Machine: India
Note: This post is part of a series. Read more about the LGBTimeMachine series here. By Sabeau Rea, Communications Department Intern After an unusually smooth flight, the ship touches down, at our newest destination. By touches down I, of course, mean, slams itself against the ground like a toddler really in need of a four-hour Read more …
2014 Conference Resolutions
Faces of Feminism: Strength in Diversity Conference Agenda Thursday, June 26 Time Activity 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Registration Friday, June 27 Time Activity 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Ask NOW Kiosk 8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Field Department 2:15 pm – 4:30 pm: Communications Department 9:00 am – Read more …
Abortion, Like Contraception, Is Essential Health Care That Saves Lives
When we talk about procedures and treatments that prevent heart attacks, we call it cardiac care. Children receive pediatric care, and anyone who takes ibuprofen is dealing with pain care.
So why would anyone object to calling a legal medical procedure that one in three women will utilize in their lifetime abortion care?
2011 National NOW Conference
Daring to Dream: Building a Feminist Future 2011 National NOW Conference Agenda Speakers and Honorees Marleine Bastien Marleine Bastien is founder and executive director of Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc. (FANM, Haitian Women of Miami), an important group that provides desperately-needed services to Haitian women and their families. FANM’s work includes programs to promote access Read more …
2012 National NOW Conference
Energize! Organize! Stop the War on Women 2012 National NOW Conference Agenda Speakers and Honorees Eve Ensler Keynote Speaker Eve Ensler is a Tony award winning playwright, performer and activist. She is the author of The Vagina Monologues, which has been published in 48 languages and performed in over 140 countries. Ensler’s newest work, I Read more …