The readers’ editor on… the online abuse that follows any article on women’s issues
What he sees as the pervasive misogyny of the web is an example of how the democratising potential of the internet has not been fulfilled.
issue: Media Activism
Feminist Taylor Swift: What Will Taylor Say?
Who am I to call Taylor Swift out for only halfway fighting the feminist fight? I’m clinging onto any slight sign of feminism from a woman who is clearly not interested in empowering anyone other than herself.
NOW Calls for Justice for Trayvon Martin
NOW activists have added their voices to the groundswell demanding that the Department of Justice investigate George Zimmerman for violating the civil rights of Trayvon Martin. We will continue in our common struggle for equality and justice for all people.
NOW Foundation Releases Survey Results on 15th Birthday of Love Your Body Day
As Love Your Body Day actions take place across the country, the NOW Foundation released results to its survey, showing that respondents want advertisers and the media to stop using Photoshop to create unrealistic images of women and girls.
Women’s Groups Organizing to Stop War on Women
On July 11, NOW and other women’s groups will hold a press conference to shine a spotlight on ‘Presidential Candidates and the War on Women.’ The groups will review the importance of the gender gap and also the record number of women running for Congress.