Released on January 28, 2016
Seven years ago, President Obama signed into law his first piece of legislation. The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that undid the damage of a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it nearly impossible for women to enforce the Equal Pay Act against employers who paid them less than their male counterparts.
Released on January 26, 2016
NOW calls on Speaker Paul Ryan to disband the so-called Select Investigative Panel designed to undermine Planned Parenthood, or redirect it to focus on anti-abortion violence.
Released on January 6, 2016
Dear President Sullivan, We recently learned about deeply disturbing actions by one of your Deans against a sexual assault survivor and member of the UVA community. We are writing to request that you put a stop to what we regard as a re-victimization of this young woman. A lawsuit has been filed naming as plaintiff Read more …
Released on December 28, 2015
Anyone who doubts that the U.S. criminal justice system is in crisis need look no further than Waller County, Texas, where a grand jury has declined to issue any indictments in connection with the death of Sandra Bland.
Released on December 15, 2015
NOW PAC, the political action committee of the National Organization for Women (NOW), endorsed Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD) today in her race for the United States Senate in Maryland.
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