Economic Justice
NOW advocates for a wide range of economic justice issues, all of which limit women’s freedom and success. These include welfare reform, livable wages, paid sick leave, job discrimination, pay equity, financial literacy, and more. We know that these issues impact women of color at much higher rates and that economic justice is intertwined with racial justice, reproductive freedom, and our other core issues.
Watch the video below to understand why.
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Kavanaugh: A Threat to Women and Our Constitutional Right to Privacy
The danger that Judge Brett Kavanaugh poses to reproductive health and freedom in the United States cannot be overstated. It cannot be over-publicized, over-discussed, over-analyzed, or over-protested. His nomination to the Supreme Court of the United Read more...Education or Criminalization?
By Nairi Azaryan, Communications Intern A pipeline is a human made structure, moving substance swiftly and uninterrupted from point A to B. The school to prison pipeline does just that, sending young children of color, disproportionately girls, from sc Read more...Allies in Equality—Him and Her for Each Other
By Leora Lihach, President’s Office Intern As the millennial generation begins to take center stage in the world, the feminist movement is at risk of severely slowing down. Too many young adults believe that feminism is off-limits to men and a dangerou Read more...[wptabtitle] News[/wptabtitle] [wptabcontent]
Report: Nearly a quarter of all Americans struggle to afford food
Katie McDonough writes for Salon: “A new Pew Research report on the economies of emerging markets reveals that nearly a quarter of all Americans are struggling to afford food, putting the United States far out of step with other wealthy nations, as Pew n… Read more...Student loan crisis is coming to a head
Jesse Jackson writes for the Chicago Sun-Times: “The student loan burden is reaching crisis proportions. Young Americans are being saddled with unsustainable debts. A New York Federal Reserve Bank study found that a stunning 43 percent of 25-year-olds ha… Read more...Vermont bill to strengthen employee, women’s rights
Courtesy of The Addison Eagle: “Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) will sign into law a bill May 14 strengthening protections for Vermont workers around a number of issues, most notably equal pay.” Read more...How Austerity Kills
David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu write in an opinion piece in The New York Times: “Early last month, a triple suicide was reported in the seaside town of Civitanova Marche, Italy. A married couple, Anna Maria Sopranzi, 68, and Romeo Dionisi, 62, had been s… Read more...[wptabtitle] Resources[/wptabtitle] [wptabcontent]
Title IX: The Civil Rights Law that Opens Doors – 50th Anniversary
“No person in the United States shall, based on sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” – Title IX, signed by Read more …
TISSUE ADVISORY: Protect Your Right to Organize in the Workplace with the PRO Act
Employees of Amazon and Starbucks are making progress in their unionization efforts with these giant companies. The timing for bringing forward legislation in the Senate that would strengthen efforts of workers to organize is called for. In his State of the Union Message, President Biden called for passage of the PRO Act.
Abortion Cases in the SCOTUS Pipeline: What Can We Anticipate?
With the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, which has clinched a 6-3 majority on the high court, we should not expect to win many cases related to women’s rights. Those cases that pertain to reproductive rights are clearly in peril.
Women’s Community Transition Letter
NOW helped prepare a detailed set of policy recommendations for a new administration, focusing on the needs of women of color and marginalized communities. Entitled, Women Demand: A Letter to the Federal Elected Officials and Candidates from the Women’s Community, the letter was signed by more than 200 organizations, including 34 NOW chapters.
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