NOW Calls on NBC to Skip the Sexism and Report the News
“Media misogyny has reached an all time high, and David Shuster’s remarks on MSNBC about Chelsea Clinton are only the latest example,” says NOW President Kim Gandy.
issue: Media Activism
Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch Finds Few Women, But Plenty of Demeaning Stereotypes
Where were the women? This was a common cry from the monitors in the National Organization for Women Foundation’s 2008 Feminist Super Bowl Ad Watch.
NOW Foundation Goes on Offensive with 2008 Feminist Super Bowl AdWatch
NOW President Kim Gandy says, “this Sunday the NOW Foundation and feminists across the country will be calling personal fouls on the worst Super Bowl commercials and awarding extra points to the ads that best demonstrate the concept of playing fair.”
NOW President Kim Gandy to Testify at FCC Hearing, Speak at Rally for Better Media
On Oct. 31, NOW President Kim Gandy will testify at a FCC hearing in Washington, D.C., on media ownership and the responsibility of TV and radio broadcasters to serve their local communities. Gandy also will speak at the Rally for Better Media outside FCC headquarters prior to the hearing.
The National Organization for Women Foundation Celebrates Love Your Body Day’s 10 Year Anniversary
October 18 marks the tenth anniversary of the National Organization for Women Foundation’s Annual Love Your Body Day (LYBD). For the past ten years, the Love Your Body Campaign has promoted healthy body images for women and girls through creative actions and consumer education. The campaign calls for women and girls to be in control of what makes them feel healthy and comfortable with their bodies, on their own terms and not based on unrealistic images promoted by advertisers and the mass media.