Released on April 16, 2025
This is Black Maternal Health Week, a week that celebrates the leadership and expertise of Black community-based organizations as the foundation for advancing equity and ensuring transformative, sustainable improvements in Black Maternal Health. BMHW is founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, a group that advocates, drives research, builds power, and shifts culture Read more …
Released on April 10, 2025
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes Washington D.C. — The House-passed SAVE Act is based on falsehoods, built on lies, and meant not to preserve democracy but further weaken it. By requiring states to obtain proof of citizenship in person from people who are registering to vote it will disenfranchise millions, disproportionately impacting women, Read more …
Released on April 3, 2025
April 7th is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day, the annual reminder of the persistent wage gap between men and women—specifically today between AANHPI women and white, non-Hispanic men. According to the National Women’s Law Center, “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women who worked full time, year-round Read more …
Released on April 2, 2025
No Hug Today is Available for Pre-Order Washington – – No Hug Today is the first book authored by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes. In No Hug Today, Nunes uses her experience as the leader of the largest feminist grassroots organization in the country and her background as a licensed clinical social worker to Read more …
Released on March 31, 2025
March 31 is the global celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, honoring trans and non-binary people and elevating voices and experiences from these communities. According to this background from GLAAD, “International TDOV was created in 2010 by trans advocate Rachel Crandall. Crandall, the head of Transgender Michigan, created TDOV in response to the overwhelming Read more …