NOW Celebrates the Resilience of Women Around the World

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Every March, Women’s History Month presents an opportunity to uplift women who continue to fight for equality, achieving tremendous feats. Women experience incessant threats to their livelihood, physical autonomy, and safety and have no choice but to fight to control their own lives. This past year, women continued to take hard hits; Read more …

A Historic Nominee – Does She Share NOW’s Values?  

Since the Supreme Court’s inception in 1790, a Black woman has never been nominated by a president to become a justice. As is the old and familiar custom of this country, Black female ascension to the bench falls at the bottom of a hegemonic structure in which White men are followed by Black men, and Read more …

Saru Jayaraman: The Devastating Impact of Subminimum Wages on Women

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 …