October 10 Is World Mental Health Day

Released on October 10, 2024

Everyone is impacted by mental health conditions—including friends, family members, coworkers and neighbors who don’t live with a mental health condition themselves.

NOW Joins International Safe Abortion Day 

Released on September 28, 2024

September 28 is International Safe Abortion Day.  This observance began in Latin America and the Caribbean in 1990 as a day of action for decriminalization of abortion.  The date was chosen to commemorate the passing of the Law of Free Birth passed by Read more …

NOW Celebrates International Equal Pay Day

Released on September 18, 2024

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes  The United Nations established International Equal Pay Day on September 18, 2020, to accelerate the realization of the principle of “equal pay for equal work of equal value” and ensure recognition Read more …

Voter Registration Day is More Important Than Ever

Released on September 17, 2024

Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes   September 17 is Voter Registration Day, America’s largest nonpartisan civic holiday–dedicated to celebrating our democracy and activating citizens.  Since it began in 2012, National Voter Regist Read more …

NOW Celebrates Women’s Suffrage/Women’s Equality Day

Released on August 26, 2024

Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day” in 1973 to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The movement to recognize this date began on the 50th anniversary of the Read more …

NOW Celebrates International Youth Day

Released on August 12, 2024

International Youth Day is observed on August 12 every year to bring issues of importance to youth to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in building a culture of nonviolence, promoting peace, Read more …

Today Is Moms’ Equal Pay Day

Released on August 7, 2024

August 7 is Moms’ Equal Pay Day when we call out the persistent wage gap experienced by mothers in the workplace. Numbers don’t lie—and the facts are appalling.  Moms working full-time, year-round are paid 71 cents and all earners (including part-time Read more …

NOW Celebrates Disability Pride Month

Released on July 11, 2024

The month of July was designated as Disability Pride Month to mark the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was passed on July 26, 1990. The first celebration was a Disability Pride Day that year in Boston, and Chicago hosted Read more …