Women Are Facing Growing Online Abuse
“Normalized abuse comes from the top down. No wonder women fear for their personal safety,” Villanueva said.
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Online Abuse of Women Escalating
More than One in Four American Women Have Experienced Online Abuse WASHINGTON — A new survey of 10,000 American women released today by the National Organization for Women (NOW) and Incogni, a data privacy company, shows that the problem of online abuse is escalating. More than one in four women (27%) have experienced online abuse, Read more …
Women’s Groups Demand Suspension of Tyreek Hill Amid Abuse Allegations
“Tyreek Hill should not be playing while these charges are being investigated,” Villanueva said. “The NFL itself proudly proclaims that forty-seven percent of the NFL audience is women, and women are watching to see where the league stands today.” – Kim Villanueva, NOW President
NOW Supports International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25 has been designated by the world community as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is a day for governments, international groups, and membership organizations like NOW to come together to organize activities and events to spread awareness of this issue. Violence against women and girls is one of the Read more …
URGE Members of Congress to Fund WIC, SNAP, Childcare and Rental Assistance
Gender-based violence (GBV) poses a serious threat to the welfare of those that experience it. About one in four women within the U.S. experience some type of physical violence from an intimate partner and one in four women have reported experiencing an attempted or completed rape during their life.
