Focus on Hillary Clinton’s appearance sparks criticism

USA Today quotes NOW President Terry O’Neill in an article about the media’s judgement of Hillary Clinton and other women in politics’ appearances: “The Drudge Report headline is really saying to all women, don’t you dare step into the public sphere, we will savage you for what you look like.”

Groups pan GOP’s Violence Against Women bill

NOW President Terry O’Neill quoted in this POLITICO article about the House Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act: “The agenda that is being promoted by the Adams bill is racist and homophobic and leaves women behind, and it’s not OK.”

The Politics Of The Domestic Violence Bill

NOW President Terry O’Neill was a guest panelist on The Diane Rehm Show discussing the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The landmark domestic violence bill passed the Senate on April 26 after many rounds of haggling. But as it heads to the House, it could be held up by a fight over politics.