What The Roe Anniversary Means Today

Released on January 22, 2025

Just a few days after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, on January 22 we also saw the 52nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Roe v. Wade, the constitutional protection of a woman’s right to abortion care.   Trump took the Read more …

NOW Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Released on January 20, 2025

The idea to establish the third Monday of January as a national holiday recognizing the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an early response to his horrific murder on April 4, 1968, outside a motel in Memphis, but it took years of campaignin Read more …

NOW Salutes Presidential Citizens Medal Winner Eleanor Smeal

Released on January 7, 2025

On January 2, President Biden honored former NOW President Eleanor Smeal with the Presidential Citizens Medal–the nation’s second highest civilian honors—for “defining the movement for women’s rights.” The official proclamation reads: “From leading ma Read more …

NOW Commemorates Native Women’s Equal Pay Day

Released on November 21, 2024

November 21, 2024 is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day, a stark reminder of the systemic disparities Native women still face in the workforce and in their everyday lives. On average, Native women are paid just 52 cents for all workers and 58 cents for full- Read more …

NOW Commemorates Hunger & Homeless Youth Month

Released on November 11, 2024

November is the National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, which also includes National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (November 15-22.) These events acknowledge and raise awareness of the problems faced by youth, families and individuals at risk Read more …