Released on July 27, 2023
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. – A quarter, a nickel, and three pennies is the typical difference between the amount that Black women are paid for a full-time job versus their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts. And while that 33-cent difference may seem trivial, it costs Black women $1,891 per month, $22,692 Read more …
Released on July 26, 2023
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month is widely known for celebrating themes of freedom and independence in the United States. However, for many, those themes didn’t emerge until July 2, 1964; Civil Rights Signing Day. The Act stood as a force against discrimination on the basis of race, color, Read more …
Released on July 26, 2023
Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. – Let’s raise awareness and shed light on the horrific practice of human trafficking during this year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Women and girls represent 65 percent of all trafficking victims globally and are subject to violence, exploitation, and cruelty. We must negate the Read more …
Released on July 19, 2023
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes The promise of our democracy has been denied too long, for too many. The barriers that keep Black, Brown, Indigenous, young, and new Americans from voting must come down—NOW! The Freedom to Vote Act, re-introduced in Congress yesterday afternoon, will set national standards for voters to safely Read more …
Released on July 19, 2023
Statement by National NOW President Christian F. Nunes The word “woman” does not appear in the U.S. Constitution, and to the privileged white men who wrote it, many of them slaveholding, that was a feature, not a bug. These men didn’t want women to own property, vote, or have bodily autonomy. They saw women’s rights Read more …