I’m keenly aware that for the generations that came of age after me, or are coming of age now, like my 25-year-old daughter, this moment validates their self-confidence and sense of possibility in a very different way. They haven’t been asking themselves, “Can a woman be president?” To millennials, the answer is self-evident: Of course she can.
TIMELINE OF MAJOR ACTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
National Organization for Women, 2006 – 2016
By Vanessa Pius, President’s Office Intern The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. highlights landmarks in American air travel, military aeronautics, space exploration and some of the pioneers who made those milestones possible. Among the planes, diagrams, and tangibles in this family-friendly museum, there are two walls dedicated to women at the museum: Read more …
By Charlotte Moller, NOW Government Relations Intern The National Organization for Women is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer, commemorating five decades of grassroots activism. Beginning in 1966, NOW spearheaded second wave feminism and has continued its legacy into 2016. So what does the future of feminism look like? First, let’s look at what NOW Read more …
Seven years ago, President Obama signed into law his first piece of legislation. The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that undid the damage of a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it nearly impossible for women to enforce the Equal Pay Act against employers who paid them less than their male counterparts.