“The fourth wave release focuses on: How do we be inclusive? How do we have allies? How do we really focus on true equality for all women? Because we know other waves of feminism have left women out.” – Christian F. Nunes
“I think it’s extremely important that he’s recognizing in this proclamation that women of color — we’re still fighting for the vote and still fighting for their rights,” said Christian F. Nunes, president of the National Organization for Women.
“Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President.” We heard these words said by a president for the first time last night in President Biden’s first address to Congress. The optics of this watershed moment cannot be understated. Last night inspired the next generation of women leaders after millions of little girls around the country saw a pair of smart, driven, and assertive women Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This Women’s History Month and every month, NOW celebrates women’s historic achievements in the national spotlight and behind the scenes. Even now as women are bearing the brunt of a national health and economic crisis and are still the majority of frontline and essential workers battling COVID-19, they continue to overcome the obstacles before them and make strides Read more …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks what would have been the 100th birthday of National Organization for Women (NOW) co-founder Betty Friedan. Her groundbreaking work as the “mother” of the modern women’s rights movement includes her seminal book, The Feminine Mystique, and her election as NOW’s first president. An author, journalist, educator, and activist, Friedan launched NOW on June 30, 1966 while at Read more …