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NOW Supports International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25 has been designated by the world community as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is a day for governments, international groups, and membership organizations like NOW to come together to organize activities and events to spread awareness of this issue. Violence against women and girls is one of the Read more …
NOW Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes September 13, 2024, marks the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and is a day of both celebration and rededication. Thanks in large part to President Biden, who led the original fight for VAWA in the U.S. Senate, we now have a federal law Read more …
United States vs. Rahimi: A win for ending violence against women
On June 21, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States voted 8-1 to uphold a federal law that bars anyone with a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a gun. The ruling in United States vs. Rahimi ensures that intimate partners who have been subject to abuse are protected from the threat of gun Read more …
Deepfakes Are a Form of Violence Against Women
NOW, Campaign to Ban Deepfakes, Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY) and Activists Lead Discussion About the Importance of Passing Legislation to Help Survivors WASHINGTON, DC – Before today’s markup of bills to move online safety legislation forward, leaders in advocacy, survivorship, and legislation held a virtual discussion to discuss the impact of deepfakes on women and Read more …
Threats to No-Fault Divorce and its Implications for Violence Against Women
Republicans have renewed their efforts to attack civil rights and American liberties, and now they are eyeing no-fault divorce. Conservatives have begun engaging in concerning rhetoric around no-fault divorce, arguing that it is unconstitutional or against the Christian conception of marriage. Should challenges to no-fault divorce become mainstream, efforts to combat violence against women will Read more …
How Climate Change and Instability Exacerbate Sexual- and Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Women and Girls
The dangerous consequences of climate change, crises, and conflict are not new topics in human rights discussions. However, it is imperative that we discuss how they affect women, children, and marginalized communities through an intersectional lens to implement appropriate solutions, services, and resources. Sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) and violence against women and girls (VAWG) Read more …
Curing the Epidemic of Violence Against Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow officially marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Nearly one in three women around the world — about 736 million — have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner violence, or both at least once in their lives. And on average, more than five women and girls Read more …
What is The Violence Against Women Act?
The original 1994 version of VAWA, authored by then-Senator Joseph R. Biden, was the first federal legislation acknowledging domestic violence and sexual assault as crimes. It provided federal resources to fund and promote community-coordinated responses to combating violence against women. The Act comes up for renewal every five years, and during that time NOW activists Read more …
Ending Violence Against Women
Introduction History In 1994 NOW and the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (NOW LDEF) led the campaign to pass the Violence Against Women Act and we have worked with allies over the years to reauthorize VAWA and assure funding to support programs preventing violence against women, protections for survivors, and other supports. BIPOC women especially are at Read more …