Press Releases - National Organization for Women

National and Florida NOW Call for Resignation of Florida State Attorney Angela Corey: Corey Seeking 60-year Sentence for Marissa Alexander

Released on March 6, 2014

The Office of State Attorney Angela Corey will seek to put Marissa Alexander in prison for 60 years if she is convicted for a second time. Alexander was previously sentenced to 20 years for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband in Jacksonville, FL. Her conviction was overturned on appeal, but State Attorney Angela Corey wasted Read more …

NOW Calls on The Wall Street Journal to Fire James Taranto

Released on February 11, 2014

James Taranto doesn’t need a national platform for demeaning women and condoning rape. He has demonstrated how out of touch he is; now he needs to be out of a job.

NOW Comments on President Obama’s State of the Union Address: A Step in the Right Direction, But We Can Do More

Released on January 28, 2014

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called on Congress to take steps to reduce income inequality. NOW could not agree more. If, as the president has said, American workers feel that the deck is stacked against them, for women, the cards are marked.

On the 41st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Tide Begins to Turn

Released on January 17, 2014

January 22, 2014 marks the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to abortion.

NOW Praises U.S. Senate for Confirming Janet Yellen to Chair the Federal Reserve

Released on January 6, 2014

Practically one hundred years to the day from when the Federal Reserve was created, the central bank finally has its first woman president. It’s about time.