NOW Celebrates Victory for Standing Rock Protesters

Released on December 9, 2016

The National Organization for Women is proud to stand in solidarity with protesters in Standing Rock, and celebrates the recent decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).

Women’s Rights Are Human Rights

Released on December 7, 2016

The National Organization for Women proudly endorses the Women’s March on Washington. On January 21, 2017, we will join with activists from across the country in a historic and necessary affirmation that women’s rights are human rights.

NOW Congratulates Nancy Pelosi on Re-election to Democratic Leadership

Released on November 30, 2016

“I am proud to congratulate Nancy Pelosi on her re-election to Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives. Pelosi has been a trailblazer for women, and a champion of feminist issues–including accessible reproductive care, equal pay, LGBTQIA equality, and voting rights. “A dangerous number of right-wing extremists were elected to Congress this year, and in Read more …

Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill On Donald Trump’s appointment of Steve Bannon as White House Advisor

Released on November 14, 2016

By appointing Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counsel, Donald Trump is elevating a leader of the “alt-right” who has consistently denigrated women and trafficked in white nationalist, racist and anti-Semitic propaganda. At Breitbart, Bannon ran articles that called for companies to hire only “rich, straight, white men,” and said “science proves it: Read more …