The National Organization for Women (NOW) and Feminist Majority are calling on Donald Trump to shut down Trump Model Management until disturbing allegations that the Republican presidential candidate’s modeling agency engaged in labor exploitation of girls and young women have been thoroughly investigated. Members of NOW and Feminist Majority will protest today from 12:30- 1:30… Read more »
Press Releases for 2016
NOW and Feminist Majority Call on Trump to Shut Down Trump Model Management, Announce Launch of #WomenWant2Know Campaign
The National Organization for Women (NOW) and Feminist Majority are calling on Donald Trump to shut down Trump Model Management until disturbing allegations about the agency’s treatment of girls and young women have been thoroughly investigated.
NOW Demands a Halt to Federal Arms Dealing
Timely for the September 21 International Day of Peace, the National Organization for Women (NOW) has announced a resolution demanding a halt to federal arms dealing both at home and abroad.
NOW Supports the Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016
Women are especially vulnerable to financial insecurity during their retirement years. After a lifetime spent working for lower wages than men, often in jobs without pensions or retirement savings accounts, many rely on Social Security for support.
New Trump Campaign Team: Anti-Women, Sexist and Misogynistic
What Donald Trump really needs is to stop waging war on women and attacking any woman who annoys him by reporting what he’s actually said. Women know the truth about him — Donald Trump is an insecure, sexist bully who rewards misogyny and surrounds himself with fellow racists and haters.
#SayHerName: Loreal Tsingine and Korryn Gaines
At a time when police shootings of African-American men is under intense scrutiny, the incidence of shootings of women of color by police also demands specific attention. Vulnerable women are often placed in impossible situations, by the legal system, by the criminal justice system, by abusive relationships or family crises. Two recent incidents raise a… Read more »
Senator Tim Kaine will Fight for Women
From day one, Tim Kaine will be a vice president who will work to break down the barriers that hold women and marginalized communities back.
Pence: Reckless. Dangerous. Wrong for our Country.
Donald Trump has failed his first big test as the Republican nominee for President. His appointment of Mike Pence to be his Vice President is, to borrow one of his favorite words, a disaster.
NOW Statement on the Tragic Events on Minnesota, Baton Rouge, and Dallas
The tragic and senseless deaths of Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, and five police officers in Dallas, Texas have left so many people heartbroken and grieving.
A Victory for Women
NOW is deeply relieved that nearly all of the abortion clinics forced to shut down by Texas’s infamous TRAP law may now reopen. Last year, the Supreme Court struck down restrictions on same-sex marriage. Today, the Court has taken the first steps towards consigning TRAP laws to the same dustbin of history.