It is no secret that our most sacred institutions are under threat in the United States. We have reached an inflection point in American society where we are reckoning with our past and present, and the potentiality of the future. At this year’s NOW Racial Justice Summit, Connected by Justice and Intersectionality: Facing the Realities Read more …
The NOW Feminist Public Square book club was honored to host Saru Jayaraman, author of the eye-opening book, “One Fair Wage.” In her publication, Jayaraman discusses the nuances of wage rates in the United States workforce, highlighting the systemic inequalities that millions of marginalized Americans face. To address the deficits in pay practices, Jayaraman launched Read more …
What happens to the pregnant women who are turned away from abortion clinics? In 2007, Dr. Diana Green Foster, a researcher, and professor at the University of California set out to find answers. Along with a team of scientific researchers, physicians, psychologists, and other experts, Dr. Foster initiated a ten-year longitudinal study to examine the Read more …
As the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing come to a close, the event will be forever remembered for the performances of incredible women athletes. Of the 222 athletes on this year’s U.S. Olympic team, 108 of them are women – the most women competing for any nation in the history of the Winter Olympics. Familiar Read more …
NOW co-founder Pauli Murray was a pioneer civil, human, and women’s rights advocate. Born in 1910 in Baltimore, Maryland, Murray entered a world of segregation, rampant discrimination, and deeply rooted racism. Nevertheless, Pauli was determined to change the status quo. A new book for young readers recounts Pauli’s important work that changed history – but Read more …
