NOW President Drops The Nuance

NOW President Terry O’Neill interviewed by Huffington Post and she tells it like it is: “HuffPost Hill asked NOW Terry O’Neill how she could explain the House GOP’s aggressive efforts to defund contraception, cancer screening and other women’s health ca…

NOW Foundation’s Love Your Body Campaign Launches Let’s Talk About It: A Video Project for NEDAwareness Week

In support of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, taking place Feb. 20-26, 2011, the National Organization for Women Foundation’s Love Your Body campaign is encouraging women to speak up and speak out about body image — on camera. A unique video campaign, Let’s Talk About It, provides a space for women and girls to talk about struggles and success with body image.

NOW Urges Democratic Leadership to Name Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Ranking Member of Oversight Committee

Congresswoman Maloney is the second-ranking Democrat on the committee after Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Towns (D-N.Y.), who is giving up his post, and has given his support to Maloney. NOW, with a coalition of women’s groups, has signed on to a letter of support for Congresswoman Maloney, strongly urging the Democratic leadership to honor seniority and appoint Maloney as the next Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Elizabeth Edwards: A Courageous Inspiration

Susan Milligan writes for U.S. News & World Report: “[I]n the case of Elizabeth Edwards, the word ‘courage’ is entirely appropriate and well-earned. How else to describe a woman who endured so much personal tragedy and pain, and dealt with all of it…